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Subject: History Question: Why does <data> not include <cite>?
I may have asked this question before, but I'm wondering what the historical reason is for <data> not allowing <cite> and <xref>)? In work I'm doing now I'm finding it annoying to not be able to use <cite> in metadata without wrapping it in <ph>, where my requirement is to capture metadata that includes mentions of other publications. For example, I am modeling articles where the article has a "disclaimer" paragraph that makes reference to the source of the article (e.g., a citation of another publication). This information is clearly metadata and, in the primary print presentation, is presented after the article content (including any nested topics). The workaround is to use <ph> within <data> to hold <cite> but that seems like a silly requirement: why not just allow it directly since it can't be kept out entirely? Hmph. I suspect there was some concern about having links in metadata, but I wanted to make sure there wasn't some more compelling reason for the current design. If there's not a more compelling reason I will likely push for allowing <cite> and <xref> in <data> in DITA 1.3. Thanks, Eliot ---- Eliot Kimber | Senior Solutions Architect | Really Strategies, Inc. email: ekimber@reallysi.com <mailto:ekimber@reallysi.com> office: 610.631.6770 | cell: 512.554.9368 2570 Boulevard of the Generals | Suite 213 | Audubon, PA 19403 www.reallysi.com <http://www.reallysi.com> | http://blog.reallysi.com <http://blog.reallysi.com> | www.rsuitecms.com <http://www.rsuitecms.com>
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