Appendix A. Resources
The InDesign forum at Adobe’s site is a good place to find examples, pose questions, and get help on any XML import, tagging, or export topic.
InDesign Resources
Real World Adobe InDesign CS6 and previous editions for other versions, by Olav Martin Kvern, David Blatner, and Bob Bringhurst (Peachpit, 2012)
Adobe InDesign Markup Language (IDML) Cookbook, online resource (free PDF download)
Scripting InDesign with JavaScript, by Peter Kahrel (O’Reilly, 2010)
Updated August 2010. Peter Kahrel updated this Short Cut to cover InDesign CS5. He says: “In Adobe InDesign CS6, the changes to InDesign’s scripting DOM are absolutely minimal. Therefore, the information in this title is valid and up to date for CS6.”
InDesign CS5 Automation Using XML & JavaScript, by Grant Gamble (CreateSpace, 2011)
AppleScripting Adobe InDesign CS5 and CS5.5, by Shirley W. Hopkins (CreateSpace, 2011)
XML Resources
Adobe InDesign CS3 and XML: A Technical Reference, free PDF (an older reference, but it contains a lot of useful content)
There are many excellent general XML references online, ranging from books by O’Reilly Media authors to W3C specifications to code samples for developers. I recommend:
XML in a Nutshell, 3rd ed., by Elliotte Rusty Harold and W. Scott Means (O’Reilly, 2004)
XML in Easy Steps, 2nd ed. by Mike McGrath (In Easy Steps Ltd., 2007)
XSLT Resources
XSLT Cookbook, 2nd ed., by Sal Mangano (O’Reilly Media, 2005). My favorite XSLT book.
XSLT for Dummies, by Richard Wagner (O’Reilly, 2011) ...
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