General:

• Create and edit 100% valid DITA 1.0 topic and map files
• Exchange DITA files with those created in other XML editors
• Provides well developed structure applications for topic and map editing that can be customized to suit your needs
• Plugin properly handles EDD/structapp with specialized elements (meaning that assuming you've properly set up the DTD and EDD, it will work with your specialized data model)
• New file names automatically generated based on proposed title and other criteria (unique ID, topic type, date, time, etc.)
• Ditaval Manager allows you to create and manage ditaval files from within FrameMaker
• Search for content in files on disk based on text, element, or attriute values
• Where Used command generates a report listing all places a topic or element is referenced
• Automatically generate a map and stub topic files from a simple tabbed list
• Select custom element template when creating a new file so you start off with the whole topic structure in place
• Add and update prolog data on file creation and file save
• Strip padding from "pretty-printed" files on import (often added by other XML editors that typically causes problems for FrameMaker)

Topic editing:

• Context sensitive help (Alt+F1) on DITA elements, can be customized to add your specialized elements
• Dialog box interface lets you place conrefs to all elements (including table rows and cells)
• When opening a conref or xref target, scrolls to the referenced element for ease of access
• Topicrefs and conrefs are colored/formatted with styles, allowing you to use conditional tagging to filter for PDF output
• Automatically resolve references (conrefs, xrefs, and links) on file open
• Conditionalize prolog on file open (hide or just apply coloring)
• Conditionalize comments on file open (hide or just apply coloring)
• Automatically add IDs to elements if required
• Seamlessly round-trip DITA's nested indexterm elements with FrameMaker markers
• Supports FrameMaker-style xrefs ("Heading on page NN") as well as DITA-style xrefs and links
• Supports ditaval filtering using conditions
• Auto smart-spaces makes it easier to work with code in documents

Map editing:

• Easy editing of DITA maps with a drag and drop interface
• Manage relationship tables in an easy to use table structure
• Open all topicrefs in a map with a single command
• Newly created topics automatically added to map
• Control the appearance of topicref elements in the map (title, filename, or both)

Graphics:

• Dynamic updating of image placement based on attribute values or FrameMaker properties
• Warning on save when anchored frame contains invalid objects (to prevent data loss)
• Provides visual placement of referenced graphics

Plays nicely with server-based file management systems:

• Properly resolves references to read-only files
• Properly handles "slash-rooted" file references commonly used by server based systems
• File references can use Windows UNC paths

Output:

• Generate a FrameMaker book from a DITA map
• Apply conditions to files in book based on a ditaval file
• Generate output of the current map or topic through the DITA Open Toolkit
• Generate output through the Open Toolkit with references to user-defined Ant targets
• Supports all versions of the DITA OpenToolkit including 1.4.1