Re: [dita] Proposed changes to the xml:lang proposal

["Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>]

And what about Paul's message regarding conref and xml:lang:

http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200604/msg00018.html

I think another sentence should describe the specification of 
conref and xml:lang.  Something like:

"In the case of conref, the xml:lang of the transcluded content 
is that attached to a referent element or to its most direct 
ancestor containing an xml:lang in the referent document. If 
there is no such attribute then the xml:lang is taken from the 
conref element or its most recent ancestor with an xml:lang 
attribute."

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gershon L Joseph" <gershon@tech-tav.com>
To: <dita@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 8:08 AM
Subject: [dita] Proposed changes to the xml:lang proposal


> Hi all,
>
> In order to tighten up some of the language in the proposal and 
> address
> concerns raised via email since last week's TC meeting, I'd 
> like to
> summarize the issues and suggest actions (or otherwise) for 
> each item:
>
> 1. Removal of mention of contradictions between map and topic:
> "In the case of a contradiction between the xml:lang value set 
> on the map
> and the xml:lang value set on the topic, the setting on the 
> topic
> overrides."
> Based on responses on the list from Michael and Robert, as well 
> as the
> universal feeling of the SC members, this should not be 
> changed. However,
> Robert proposed a better phrasing for this which Paul G is OK 
> with, so I
> think we should change the above sentence to:
> "If the xml:lang value on a topicref does not match the 
> xml:lang value on a
> topic, the value on the topic takes precedence."
>
> 2. "When reading XML markup that embeds scripts of different 
> languages, the
> embedded languages should be indicated via markup when the 
> document is
> saved." This sentence is still confusing, and should be 
> rewritten as
> follows:
> "When an application writes (saves) a document that contains 
> strings of
> characters from different languages, the strings of each 
> language should be
> indicated via markup."
> Thanks Paul G for pointing this one out. I changed your 
> suggested text a
> little.
>
> Are you all OK with these changes? If no-one objects, I'll go 
> ahead and make
> these changes to the final proposal.
>
> Best Regards,
> Gershon
>
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