Re: Updated Strategy for DITA 1.2 Proposal 12020 (Reuse of smalltext)

[Andrzej Zydron <azydron@xml-intl.com>]

Hi,

This whole issue is addressed by the LISA OSCAR xml:tm standard, by use 
of the xml:tm namespace. This is a completely comprehensive solution to 
this issue (covering all text issues such as translatable attributes, 
within text and subflow issues), as opposed to the incomplete 
suggestions to date. The xml:tm standard mandates the use of X3C ITS 
document rules for establishing the identification and treatment of text 
for a given XML vocabulary. We should not be reinventing existing standards:

http://www.lisa.org/standards/xmltm/

Best Regards,

AZ


Stan Doherty wrote:
> Hi --
>
> At the last TC meeting, attending members converged on a new strategy 
> for addressing this issue. I took the action item to summarize the new 
> strategy and to send that summary out to the list for further review 
> and discussion.
>
> 1. The original scope for 12020 needs to be expanded beyond the 
> nesting of keyword. Although nested keywords would provide one 
> solution, it does not address many of use cases for reusing bits of 
> text outside teh context of keywords, e.g. reusing a text bit in 
> <uicontrol>.
>
> 2. Micheal Priestley proposed that DITA 1.2 add the <text> element to 
> both <keyword> and <ph>. This fairly restricted implementation would 
> allow for reuse of <text> without creating more general confusion 
> about exporting semantic or non-semantic applications of <keyword> and 
> <ph> inappropriately. Specializations of <keyword> and <ph> would 
> inherit <text>.
>
> 3. Eliot suggested that we audit DITA 1.2 for situations where 
> (#PCDATA) is not allowed. In those situations we need to verify that 
> <keyword> or <ph> are allowed.
>
> If you have comments, use cases, or alternate approaches, please send 
> them out to the list.
>
> Pax,
> Stan Doherty


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