DITA expert Eliot Kimber takes you inside the DITA XML standard, explaining the architecture and technology that make DITA unique. p Volume 1 of his two-volume exploration of DITA starts with a hands-on explanation of end-to-end DITA processing that will get you up and running fast. Then, he explores the DITA architecture, explaining maps and topics, structural patterns, metadata, linking and addressing, keys and key references, relationship tables, conditional processing, reuse, and more. p Kimber's unique perspective unwraps the puzzle that is DITA, explaining the rationale for its design and structure, and giving you an unvarnished, detailed look inside this important technology. p Inside the Book p Where Do I Start ul liBackground and history of the DITA standardli liEssential background for practitionersli liTerminologyli ul p End to End DITA Processing ul liSetting up your development environmentli liAuthoring, managing, and producing a DITA-based publicationli liRunning, configu