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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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