Conref push of different content to the same topic in differentcontexts

[Eliot Kimber <ekimber@reallysi.com>]

I'm pretty sure the answer is "no" based on my understanding of the feature,
but I wanted to confirm that one cannot use conref push to impose different
elements onto the same topic used in different places within the same map.

The question was asked today on the DITA users list how to have a topic used
in four chapters of a single manual where the topic differed only a couple
of details. 

Because in this case it's a single publication (single root map), you cannot
use keys to get different results and a conref push likewise points from the
pusher to exactly one pushee.

If my analysis is correct, it suggests there might be a useful feature for
1.3 consideration to enable associating a pushing topic with a target topic
in a use-specific way, perhaps a new attribute on topicref or something.

Cheers,

E.

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