Introduction

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started with SGML/XML

HTML and SGML vs. XML

Basic SGML/XML Concepts

Elements and Attributes

Entities

How Does DocBook Fit In?

2. Creating DocBook Documents

Making an SGML Document

Making an XML Document

Public Identifiers, System Identifiers, and Catalog Files

Physical Divisions: Breaking a Document into Physical Chunks

Logical Divisions: The Categories of Elements in DocBook

Making a DocBook Book

Making a Chapter

Making an Article

Making a Reference Page

Making Front- and Backmatter

3. Parsing DocBook Documents

Validating Your Documents

Understanding Parse Errors

Considering Other Schema Languages

4. Publishing DocBook Documents

The MIME Type for DocBook

A Survey of Stylesheet Languages

Using Jade and DSSSL to Publish DocBook Documents

A Brief Introduction to DSSSL

A Brief Introduction to XSL

5. Customizing DocBook

Should You Do This?

If You Change DocBook, It's Not DocBook Anymore!

Customization Layers

Understanding DocBook Structure

The General Structure of Customization Layers

Writing, Testing, and Using a Customization Layer

Testing Your Work

Removing Elements

Removing Attributes

Adding Elements: Adding a Sect6

Other Modifications: Classifying a Role