RE: [dita] Conref push of different content to the same topic in different contexts

["Bruce Nevin (bnevin)" <bnevin@cisco.com>]

Yeah, OK, of course. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eliot Kimber [mailto:ekimber@reallysi.com] 
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 12:27 PM
> To: Bruce Nevin (bnevin); dita
> Subject: Re: [dita] Conref push of different content to the 
> same topic in different contexts
> 
> On 1/25/10 11:19 AM, "Bruce Nevin (bnevin)" <bnevin@cisco.com> wrote:
> 
> > Does it have to be the ultimate root map, or can the 
> governing map be 
> > a submap?
> 
> Not sure I understand your question.
> 
> Assuming that PDF pagination is consecutive from chapter to 
> chapter, then the publication must be represented by single 
> map processed as a unit, as opposed to treating each chapter 
> as a separate publication processed separately.
> 
> In that case, it doesn't matter where the reference is, a 
> given will have exactly one binding, so you can't have a 
> single resolve to a different target in different submaps.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> E.
> 
> > 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Eliot Kimber [mailto:ekimber@reallysi.com]
> >> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 9:30 AM
> >> To: dita
> >> Subject: [dita] Conref push of different content to the 
> same topic in 
> >> different contexts
> >> 
> >> 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.
> >> 
> >> --
> >> Eliot Kimber
> >> Senior Solutions Architect
> >> "Bringing Strategy, Content, and Technology Together"
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> >> 
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