Introduction to DITA topics ( Was "Re: Where to locate the conformancetopic")

[Kristen James Eberlein <keberlein@pobox.com>]

Elliot, your comments indicate that you've taken the "Introduction to 
DITA" section in a different direction than it was previously. (No value 
judgment on my part, but I want to keep matters clear.)

Up to now, the "Introduction to DITA" was a introductory section in the 
Architectural Specification; it introduced those topics, not the 
Language Reference topics.

It sounds as if you want the "Introduction to DITA" topics to introduce 
both the Architectural Specification and the Language Reference. I think 
we need to talk about that, especially since what you are suggesting 
potentially has a big effect on the Lang Ref topics and might introduce 
significant work for Robert ...

Kris

ekimber wrote:
> On 9/1/09 7:35 AM, "Kristen James Eberlein" <keberlein@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Elliot, sounds as if we need to discuss this. Off the topic of my head,
>> here's what I would suggest:
>>
>> Overview [Unique for each of the three packages/document variations]
>> Conformance statement
>> Architectural Specification
>> Language Reference
>>
>> This keeps "Introduction to DITA" as a component of the architectural
>> specification.
>>     
>
> The problem I see with that approach is that the Intro provides much of the
> terminology that the Conformance section uses. Also, the Intro serves an
> intro to both the arch spec and lang ref, so from that standpoint it makes
> sense to me for it to be a peer to both.
>
> Cheers,
>
> E.
>
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