Re: [dita] Question about DITA 1.2 item 12021

[Eliot Kimber <ekimber@reallysi.com>]

Robert D Anderson wrote:
>> I would certainly expect bodydiv to be available anywhere within body,
>> not just where section is allowed, since it is not necessarily
>> structural in the sense that section is, but may be used to simply group
>> things for some purpose specific to a given author or specialization.
> 
> The tricky part is that bodydiv allows section. So, allowing it at any
> location in conbody adds the ability to place sections before other random
> content:
> <conbody>
>   <bodydiv><section>1st</section></bodydiv>
>   ...other block content...
>   <section>2nd</section>
> </conbody>
> 
> That may be a necessary evil, if in fact it is an evil, but it does loosen
> up the concept model in a way that has not been specifically addressed. So,
> I felt it needed to be called out. Any other opinions on this one?

Hmm, I didn't think about that. There certainly needs to be a way to 
group sections but also a way to group things that are not sections 
without necessarily allowing sections as a side effect.

Perhaps the right solution is a concept-specific specialization of 
bodydiv that disallows sections? I think that's what I would do if I 
were designing my own specialization. That would certainly be consistent 
with having specialized body for concept. Certainly having conbodydiv 
should not be a surprise to anyone.

Cheers,

Eliot


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