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Subject: RE: [dita] @keys in <topicsetref>


Hi Robert,

As I understand from this, a key can point to any of the following:
	1) Topic File. (Here the key is assumed to be pointing to the first topic in the file)
	2) A particular Topic in a Topic File (in case of multiple topics, though it is not a recommended to keep multiple topics in a single file).
	3) Map File. (Here keye is assumed to be pointing to the <map> element)
	4) A particular Topicref inside the Map file.
	5) Non-DITA resource

Now, while using this key in the @keyref, following are the possibilities:

For 1 & 2,
	- @keyref = "key" | Refers to Topic element
	- @keyref = "key/element-id" | Refers to an element inside the Topic element

For 3,
	- @keyref = "key" | Refers to Map element
	- @keyref = "key/element-id" | Refers to a topicref (or any other) element inside the Map element.

For 5,
	- @keyref = "key" | Refers to resource
	- @keyref = "key/element-id" | This is Invalid

I am not sure for case 4. Please suggest.

Also, please refer to the "syntax" section of "2.1.3.4.3.2 Using keys to address DITA elements". It states:
          For references to topics, maps, and non-DITA resources, the value of the @keyref attribute is simply a key name: keyref="topic-key". 
	    For references to non-topic elements within topics and non-topicref elements within maps, the value of the @keyref attribute is a key name, a solidus ("/"), and the ID of the target element.

This section also presents some confusion in case of maps. From the first line, a key can point to a map. It says nothing about key pointing to a topicref inside a map. And the next line explains how to refer to non-topicref elements in maps.

Regards,
Tarun Garg | Adobe Systems | +91-120-2444711 | tarung@adobe.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert D Anderson [mailto:robander@us.ibm.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 12:29 AM
To: Tarun Garg
Cc: dita@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: Re: [dita] @keys in <topicsetref>

Hi Tarun,

A key value may be set on any topicref element, so it may be associated
with any valid target that can be referenced with a topicref.

A topicref element may not reference elements nested inside a topic, but it
may be used to reference elements inside of a map. For example, this is a
valid reference on a topicref:
<topicref href="othermap.ditamap#branch" format="ditamap"/>

If a key is added on that topicref, it is associated with that branch of
the map. The topicsetref element is a specialized topicref that references
a branch of a map, just like in that example. Specifically, it references a
topicset element inside of a map:
<topicsetref href="othermap.ditamap#topicset-branch"/>

So, it's not an error to have a keys attribute on topicsetref. In short -
any specialized topicref still needs to point to something that is valid
for topicref. In this case, it's a branch of a map, which is valid for both
elements. Anything referenced by a topicref can be associated with a
key ... so the keys attribute is valid in this case as well.

Robert D Anderson
IBM Authoring Tools Development
Chief Architect, DITA Open Toolkit



From:	Tarun Garg <tarung@adobe.com>
To:	"dita@lists.oasis-open.org" <dita@lists.oasis-open.org>
Date:	07/28/2010 07:28 AM
Subject:	[dita] @keys in <topicsetref>



<topicsetref> points to a <topicset> element in a DITA Map. As per my
understanding, a key identifies/points to a Map/Topic. So, if a key is
defined on <topicsetref> (using @keys) what shall it refer to?

I think, @keys does not make sense on <topicsetref>, as it points to an
element inside a Map (and not to the Map itself). Hence, @keys shall be
dropped from <topicsetref>.

Regards,
Tarun Garg | Adobe Systems | +91-120-2444711 | tarung@adobe.com



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