Re: [dita] ITEM: Cross-references to Topicheads and ImplicitTitle-only Topics

[Eliot Kimber <ekimber@reallysi.com>]

On 4/6/09 5:23 PM, "Ogden, Jeff" <jogden@ptc.com> wrote:

> Among other things Eliot wrote:
>> In particular, if the author says format="topicref" as opposed to the
>> default of "topic", I think that makes it clear that the author's
> intent 
>> is to link to the map component/navigation artifact and not to the
> topic 
>> the topicref ultimately links to or implies.
> 
> Do you mean @type rather than @format?  @type defaults to "topic" unless
> a value cascades from an ancestor.  @format defaults to "dita", but it
> too can inherit a value that cascades from an ancestor or there are some
> vague words about figuring out the format value based on the thing being
> referenced.

Yes, I meant type not format.

Cheers,

Eliot

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