Chapter 1. What Is XML?
If you want to use XML with InDesign, you really can’t get around at least a basic discussion of what XML is and where it came from. We promised the book would not feature endless lines of code and such, and we make things here as fun and painless as possible—but yes, you will see a bit of code in this chapter.
XML Basics for Designers
XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language. A markup language is a technique for marking, or tagging, content—text, graphics, or other elements—with codes to identify it for some secondary purpose or application. The tag is a piece of text contained within left and right angle brackets (< >). The markup is completed by placing, or opening, a tag at the beginning of the content and then closing ...
Get A Designer’s Guide to Adobe InDesign and XML: Harness the Power of XML to Automate your Print and Web Workflows now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
