What am I looking at?
The four views you see represent DITA Compare after an initial comparison and after you apply XSLT transformations to the raw delta.
Raw Delta
The delta format is the native output of DITA Compare. For each element it shows whether it was present in the inputs (called A and B).
Side by Side
You can create the side by side view by applying XSLT transformations to the raw delta file.
Inline Report
You can create the inline view by applying XSLT transformations to the raw delta file.
PDFs can be generated from the raw delta file using the relevant toolkits for the document type.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<topic xmlns:deltaxml="http://www.deltaxml.com/ns/well-formed-delta-v1"
xmlns:ditaarch="http://dita.oasis-open.org/architecture/2005/"
xmlns:dxx="http://www.deltaxml.com/ns/xml-namespaced-attribute"
xmlns:dxa="http://www.deltaxml.com/ns/non-namespaced-attribute"
deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B"
id="topic-1"
ditaarch:DITAArchVersion="1.1"
domains="(topic ui-d) (topic hi-d) (topic pr-d) (topic sw-d) (topic ut-d) (topic indexing-d)"
class="- topic/topic "
deltaxml:version="2.0"
deltaxml:content-type="full-context">
<title deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/title ">DeltaXML DITA Compare - taking control of document changes </title>
<body deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" class="- topic/body ">
<p deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/p ">This sample document shows some of the benefits of DeltaXML DITA Compare, which shows revisions in all your DITA documents. DeltaXML DITA Compare takes the pain out of tracking and documenting changes in all DITA documents.</p>
<p deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/p ">You can simply execute DeltaXML DITA Compare and provide it with two versions of, say, a DITA topic and it will generate a new topic file which shows all the changes. Added, deleted and changed text will be highlighted. This simple example shows how this works.</p>
<p deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" class="- topic/p ">
<deltaxml:textGroup deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B">
<deltaxml:text deltaxml:deltaV2="A">This document represents Version 1. You will see that when 'Version 1' is changed to 'Version 2', the change is shown.</deltaxml:text>
<deltaxml:text deltaxml:deltaV2="B">This document represents Version 2. You will see that when 'Version 1' is changed to 'Version 2', the change is shown.</deltaxml:text>
</deltaxml:textGroup>
</p>
<p deltaxml:deltaV2="A" class="- topic/p ">This paragraph appears only in Version 1 and not in Version 2.</p>
<section deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" class="- topic/section ">
<title deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/title ">A Section</title>
<p deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/p ">When a topic has sections, each section will be aligned with a section in the other document and not to a paragraph.</p>
<p deltaxml:deltaV2="B" class="- topic/p ">This paragraph is the same as the paragraph before/after it but is not aligned because the first is in a section and the second is outside the section.</p>
</section>
<section deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" class="- topic/section ">
<title deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/title ">Benefits</title>
<p deltaxml:deltaV2="A" class="- topic/p ">This paragraph is the same as the paragraph before/after it but is not aligned because the first is in a section and the second is outside the section.</p>
<p deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" class="- topic/p ">Here are some of the benefits of using DeltaXML DITA Compare:<ul deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B"
id="ul_d10d9fd1-a717-4ab4-8164-27005e2c923c"
class="- topic/ul ">
<li deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/li ">An author does not need to set up revision flags to show where changes have been made</li>
<li deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/li ">You can decide when publishing whether to show changes between the current document and the last major or minor release, or any version in between</li>
<li deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/li ">Your own specialization of DITA elements is preserved, so the quality of your generated output is preserved</li>
<li deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" class="- topic/li ">
<deltaxml:textGroup deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B">
<deltaxml:text deltaxml:deltaV2="A">You only need to add two lines to your ditaval file to show changes in your published documents</deltaxml:text>
<deltaxml:text deltaxml:deltaV2="B">You only need to add two lines to your ditaval file, specifying the text decoration for added and deleted text, to show changes in your published documents</deltaxml:text>
</deltaxml:textGroup>
</li>
<li deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" class="- topic/li ">
<deltaxml:textGroup deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B">
<deltaxml:text deltaxml:deltaV2="A">The output generated by DeltaXML DITA Compare is a DITA document which you can edit in any way you choose, perhaps to fine-tune the changes that you want to show</deltaxml:text>
<deltaxml:text deltaxml:deltaV2="B">The output generated by DeltaXML DITA Compare is a DITA document which you can edit in any way you choose, for example to fine-tune the changes that you want to show</deltaxml:text>
</deltaxml:textGroup>
</li>
<li deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/li ">You can show exactly which words have been added and deleted or you can simply highlight added words.</li>
</ul>
</p>
</section>
<section deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" class="- topic/section ">
<title deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/title ">Tables</title>
<p deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/p ">Here is a an example of a table which has been changed:</p>
<table deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B"
id="table_005f4453-f5e1-4ad3-93ee-43b5f94ba2d7"
class="- topic/table "
frame="none">
<title deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/title ">Table Example</title>
<tgroup deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" cols="3" class="- topic/tgroup ">
<colspec deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B"
colname="c1"
colnum="1"
class="- topic/colspec "/>
<colspec deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B"
colname="c2"
colnum="2"
class="- topic/colspec "/>
<colspec deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B"
colname="newCol3"
colnum="3"
class="- topic/colspec "/>
<thead deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/thead ">
<row class="- topic/row ">
<entry class="- topic/entry ">DITA Topic element</entry>
<entry class="- topic/entry ">Are changes shown?</entry>
<entry class="- topic/entry ">Comment</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" class="- topic/tbody ">
<row deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/row ">
<entry class="- topic/entry ">Paragraph <p></entry>
<entry class="- topic/entry ">Yes</entry>
<entry class="- topic/entry ">Every added or deleted word is wrapped in a phrase <ph> element with a rev attribute to indicate if it is added or deleted.</entry>
</row>
<row deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/row ">
<entry class="- topic/entry ">Section <section></entry>
<entry class="- topic/entry ">Yes</entry>
<entry class="- topic/entry ">Changes shown within each paragraph or other content of the section.</entry>
</row>
<row deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/row ">
<entry class="- topic/entry ">Lists <ol> or <ul></entry>
<entry class="- topic/entry ">Yes</entry>
<entry class="- topic/entry ">Changes shown within each list item <li></entry>
</row>
<row deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" class="- topic/row ">
<entry deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/entry ">Table <table></entry>
<entry deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/entry ">Yes</entry>
<entry deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B" class="- topic/entry ">
<deltaxml:textGroup deltaxml:deltaV2="A!=B">
<deltaxml:text deltaxml:deltaV2="A">Changes shown within the text content of each cell of the table. DeltaXML DITA Compare processes the structure of tables so these are handled intelligently.</deltaxml:text>
<deltaxml:text deltaxml:deltaV2="B">Changes shown within the text content of each cell of the table. DeltaXML DITA Compare understands the structure of tables so these are handled intelligently.</deltaxml:text>
</deltaxml:textGroup>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</section>
<section deltaxml:deltaV2="A=B" class="- topic/section ">
<title class="- topic/title ">Summary</title>
<p class="- topic/p ">DeltaXML DITA frees editors to work on documents without having to track where they are making changes. Simply by comparing either minor or major revisions using DeltaXML DITACompare, revision flags are added and reviewers and customers can see exactly where changes have been made. And because DeltaXML DITA Compare generates standard DITA documents, you can edit them and publish changes using your existing publishing infrastructure.</p>
</section>
</body>
</topic>
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- 3, based on the paragraph content
- 4This paragraph appears only in Version 1 and not in Version 2.
- 5This paragraph is the same as the paragraph before/after it but is not aligned because the first is in a section and the second is outside the section.
- 6This paragraph is the same as the paragraph before/after it but is not aligned because the first is in a section and the second is outside the section.
- 7, specifying the text decoration for added and deleted text,
- 8for example
- 9perhaps
- 10understands
- 11processes
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