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Subject: RE: [dita] Complexity of bookmap content model
> From: Erik Hennum [mailto:ehennum@us.ibm.com] > Subject: Re: [dita] Complexity of bookmap content model > > ... > > As I recall, the rationale for the chapter / appendix / part aspects of > the bookmap model was that: > > > * An unpartitioned book should be able to have chapters followed by > appendices Sounds good! > * A partitioned book should be able to have chapters prior to the > first part (in effect, providing an implicit first part without an > explicit container) but must put appendices within a part I don't understand why appendices should go in a part. That's not how it works in the books on my bookshelf (including my own!). I also don't remember seeing a book WITH a part that has its own appendix, notices, amendments, etc. > For what it's worth, having an implicit container prior to the first > explicit container seems like a common pattern in DITA. For instance, the > concept body provides block content prior to the first explicit section > container. I don't, in general, mind the implicit leading container model. It actually simplifies the content model to not have OR-groups at the same level as sequence groups. I would personally always group my leading chapters in an "introduction" part but the looser content model doesn't hurt anything. Paul Prescod
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