DTBook
DTBook (an
ODF DTBook puts a strong emphasis on structural encoding, but in comparison to other structural file formats such as DocBook and TEI
it is fairly simple.
DTBook was developed by the Daisy Consortium as an accessible file format similar to HTML, with special regard to the requirements of the visually impaired. Therefore, it puts an emphasis on a clear, precise navigation and the explanation of visual elements.
DTBook is further developed by the Daisy Consortium and is defined with a
DTD as part of the NISO
standard Z39.86-2005
NIMAS
NIMAS (National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard) – a U.S. standard for electronic books for the visually impaired – defines a subset of DTBook XML elements. NIMAS documents are valid according to the DTBook DTD.
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE dtbook
PUBLIC "-//NISO//DTD dtbook 2005-3//EN"
"http://www.daisy.org/z3986/2005/dtbook-2005-3.dtd">
<dtbook version="2005-3" xml:lang="de-DE">
<head>
<meta name="dc:Title" content="Hello World"/>
</head>
<book>
<bodymatter>
<level1>
<h1>Hello World</h1>
<p>This is an example.</p>
</level1>
</bodymatter>
</book>
</dtbook>