labelling figures

[bjlockie]

I created a 'fig' in a topic and it is labelled 'Figure 1: my title'.
The my title is what I put in the 'title' element.
When it is assembled into a book, it might be Figure 7.1 (chapter 7, first figure).
How do I control how DITA numbers figures?

[Radu]

Hi,

There is a default configuration file located in:
OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT/demo/fo/cfg/common/vars/en_US.xml
which contains the standard pattern for rendering a figure using IDIOM PDF:
<variable id="Figure">........

This pattern is then used from the:
OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT/demo/fo/xsl/fo/commons.xsl
in the template:
<xsl:template match="*[contains(@class,' topic/fig ')]/*[contains(@class,' topic/title ')]">........

By default the figure number seems to be represented by the total number of figures with title which were generated before it.

Regards,
Radu

[samuelraymonds]

any links to tutorials related to this?

[Radu]

Hi,

This tutorial explains some DITA Open Toolkit PDF customizations:
http://www.scriptorium.com/whitepapers/ ... tweaks.pdf

The DITA Users List is also a good place to ask DITA customization questions:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dita-users/

Regards,
Radu

[daz]

Is there any way you can cross reference <fig> numbering in the body paragraph?
As far as I know you can add a <ph> phrase element tag on a figure title. Add an ID to that <ph> element and cross reference it.

[Radu]

Hi,

As far as I know, if you set an id on the <fig> and then make a cross reference <xref/> to that id, the figure number and title will be displayed in the published output.

Regards,
Radu