Version: DocBook V4.5

Organization of This Book

This book is divided into three parts. Part I: Introduction is an introduction to structured markup and DocBook:

Chapter 1, Getting Started with SGML/XML: A quick introduction to structured markup.
Chapter 2, Creating DocBook Documents: How to make DocBook documents.
Chapter 3, Parsing DocBook Documents: Parsing and validating DocBook documents.
Chapter 4, Publishing DocBook Documents: How to publish DocBook documents.
Chapter 5, Customizing DocBook: How to customize DocBook.

DocBook Element Reference: A reference guide to the DocBook elements.
DocBook Parameter Entity Reference: A reference guide to the DocBook parameter entities.
DocBook Character Entity Reference: A reference guide to the character entities declared in DocBook.

Part III: Appendixes discusses other resources:

Appendix A, Installation: How to install DocBook, Jade, and the stylesheets.
Appendix B, DocBook and XML: DocBook as XML.
Appendix C, DocBook Versions: A guide to DocBook versions, including a summary of the features expected in future releases.
Appendix D, Resources: Other resources.
Appendix E, What's on the CD-ROM?: What's on the CD?
Appendix F, Interchanging DocBook Documents: An interchange checklist. Things to consider when you're sharing DocBook documents with others.
Appendix G, DocBook Quick Reference: A Quick Reference to the elements in DocBook.

At the end of this book you'll find a Glossary and an Index.