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Subject: RE: [dita] Nested index terms
Thanks for answering, Paul. I'd be interested in hearing what others think too, both in terms of what users would do/expect and in terms of what other current implementors do. More comments below. > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Prescod [mailto:paul.prescod@blastradius.com] > Sent: Friday, 2005 September 30 10:43 > To: Grosso, Paul; dita@lists.oasis-open.org > Subject: [dita] Nested index terms > > I don't think that Paul got an answer to his question. Your > code in the > second example below should generate: > > Top level > Nested 1 > Nested 2 > > That's how Blast Radius implemented it anyhow. So, am I correct to understand that you're saying that: <indexterm>Top level <indexterm>Nested 1</indexterm> <indexterm>Nested 2</indexterm> </indexterm> is effectively equivalent to: <indexterm>Top level <indexterm>Nested 1</indexterm> </indexterm> <indexterm>Top level <indexterm>Nested 2</indexterm> </indexterm> > The second example should probably be treated as an error. It Do you mean "first example" here? paul > is a flaw > of XML schemas and DTDs (inherited from SGML!) that does not make it > possible for us to specify that explicitly in the DTD/schema. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Grosso, Paul [mailto:pgrosso@ptc.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:08 AM > To: dita@lists.oasis-open.org > Subject: RE: [dita] Groups - DITA 1.1 Issue #45: Add See, See Also > indexing elements (IssueNumber45.html) uploaded > > > There is something about indexterm (irrespective of > this current proposal) that has always concerned me: > its mixed content model. Is something like: > > <indexterm>Top level > <indexterm>Nested</indexterm> > index term content. > </indexterm> > > allowed (the DTD allows it)? If so, what are the > processing expectations? > > Also, what are the processing expectations of > > <indexterm>Top level > <indexterm>Nested 1</indexterm> > <indexterm>Nested 2</indexterm> > </indexterm> > > (the DTD allows this too)? > >
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