The DAPS tool helps you author and publish documentation written in DocBook XML. This extension makes it easier to run selected DAPS commands from the VSCode editor.
This extension requires that you...
- install DAPS on your system. Refer to (https://opensuse.github.io/daps/) for more details.
See our issue tracker at openSUSE/vscode-daps/issues.
The following sections illustrate how to use the vscode-daps extension to run
DAPS commands.
If you work on a project and use the same DC file, target format, or root ID
over and over, you can specify this information in the .vscode/settings.json
file of your project. After you save the modified .vscode/settings.json file,
you will not be asked by VSCode to specify the included options when running the
commands described below.
To format the currently opened active XML document, right-click its tab and
select DAPS> Format XML Document.
TIP: Use the predefined CTRL + SHIFT + I shortcut to do the same job.
To format any XML document from the Explorer view, right-click its name in
Explorer and select DAPS > Format XML Document.
You can validate a document specified by its DC file. Right-click the DC file in
the Explorer view and select DAPS > Validate.
Or, you can specify the DC file manually from a drop-down list. Verify that the
Explorer shows a documentation project, then press CTRL+SHIFT+P to open
the command palette. Start to type daps and select Validate. Then select
the desired DC file from the populated drop-down list.
To build a document specified by its DC file, right-click the DC file in the
Explorer view and select DAPS > Build with DC file. When asked, choose
whether to build pdf or html.
If you prefer typing to mouse movements, you can run the build command from the
Command Palette. Press CTRL + SHIFT + P, start typing daps and when
available, select the DAPS: Build with DC file command. Select the DC file
from the populated list and, finally, choose whether to build pdf or html.
TIP: After the build is finished, you can directly open the resulting document or copy its path to a clipboard.
Besides building a whole book, you can build only a part of it, for example, a
chapter or a topic. To achieve this, you need to specify a top-level element
root ID. Press CTRL + SHIFT + P, start typing daps and when available,
select the DAPS: Build with root ID. Choose the DC file from the populated
list, then the root ID to build. Finally, choose whether to build pdf or
html.
IMPORTANT: Populating the list of root IDs can take a few seconds.
Alternatively, you can select the root ID with the mouse in your active editor
and right-click the selection. Then select DAPS > Build with root ID. Select
the DC file from the populated list and, finally, choose whether to build pdf
or html.
To build the currently active XML document, right-click its editor tab and
select DAPS > Build XML file. Finally, choose whether to build pdf or
html.
To build any XML file, right-click its name in the explorer view and select
DAPS > Build XML file. Finally, choose whether to build pdf or html.
To preview a DocBook XML file, right-click its editor tab ans select DAPS >
Preview Document. A new tab opens to the right of the active source editor and it
gets update on each source editor change.
You can view a document structure treeview inside the Explorer pane. Navigate to a related section by clicking its title in the structure.
With the DocBook assembly XML (*.asm.xml) open, you can navigate to referenced
files directly from the assembly <strucure/>.
