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The documentation of the eLesson Markup Language provides the explanations needed to work with the XML framework eLML and the associated files and structures. The documentation is constantly updated (see the footer for the last modified date) and reflects the status of the developer release. The stable release always contains a manual for the corresponding version within the ZIP file. You will need at least the following steps to use eLML:

1. Download eLML
2. Create a new eLML lesson
3. Validate an eLML lesson
4. Transform an eLML lesson
5. Create IMS or SCORM packages

A full overview about all the topics covered within this documentation:

• The structure of the eLML XML Schema
  • The elml.xsd file
  • The biblio_harvard.xsd file
  • The metadata_elml.xsd file
  • The validate.xsd file
  • The config.xsd file
• The eLML folder structure
  • The core folder structure
  • The project(s) folder structure
• Validating your eLML lesson
  • Validate an existing eLML lesson
  • Validate a new eLML lesson
  • Validate your configuration file
• The eLML content elements
  • The 'annotation' element (special - default=block)
  • The 'box' element (block only)
  • The 'citation' element (block and inline)
  • The 'column' element (block only)
  • The 'formatted', the 'indexItem' and the 'newLine' element (inline only)
  • The 'link' element (block and inline)
  • The 'list' element (block only)
  • The 'multimedia' element (block and inline)
  • The 'paragraph' element (block only)
  • The 'popup' element (block only)
  • The 'selfCheck' element (block only)
  • The 'table' element (block only)
  • The 'term' element (block and inline)
  • The table of content 'toc' element (block only)
  • All about alignment
• The most common attributes in eLML
  • label and labelRef Attribute
  • title and navTitle Attribute
  • icon Attribute
  • Who can see what? role and visible attribute
• Using the glossary, bibliography, index, list of figures etc.
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Metadata

This documentation does not provide information about:

• History/Background of eLML: Read the about section or visit the GITTA website.
• XML, XML Schema, XSLT etc. introduction: Read the explanation in the glossary and visit the links published there for more information.
• Pedagogical information/Didactics: This is a technical manual. Read the pedagogical concept section for more information.