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Subject: RE: Updated Strategy for DITA 1.2 Proposal 12020 (Reuse of small text)
I'll reply to this message, though I have also seen some later ones. I think we will need to see an actual new proposal before we'll be able to make any progress on this. As it stands, I still don't have a good idea what is being proposed. paul > -----Original Message----- > From: Stanley.Doherty@Sun.COM [mailto:Stanley.Doherty@Sun.COM] > Sent: Sunday, 2007 September 09 21:50 > To: dita@lists.oasis-open.org; azydron@xml-intl.com; Grosso, Paul > Cc: Stanley.Doherty@Sun.COM > Subject: Updated Strategy for DITA 1.2 Proposal 12020 (Reuse > of small text) > > 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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