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Subject: Prototypes of DITA 1.3 packaging
Hi, Chet. I wanted to get back to you about the discussion that we had about packaging for DITA 1.3. I explained that the DITA TC wanted to issue six or seven versions of DITA for the 1.3 release, each with their own specification, DTDs, and XSDs. You pointed me to the OASIS Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) Version 1.0 specification at http://docs.oasis-open.org/amqp/core/v1.0/os/amqp-core-overview-v1.0-os.html#toc, as an example of a specification that is split into multiple parts. I don't think that we could copy this structure literally, as the DITA 1.3 packages won't be sequential. What we need is a page that would direct consumers of the DITA 1.3 specification to the package that is most appropriate to their needs -- then the page for the specific package can follow all of the standard OASIS rules for content and look and feel. I've created two very rough mockups:
Would this sort of arrangement work? The main point is that we
need a "landing page" that will give the user the opportunity to
select which package they want to use, but it wouldn't make sense
to generate output -- PDF, CHM, source -- for that "landing page."
We did a similar thing for DITA 1.1; see
http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/v1.1/overview/overview.html --
Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting Co-chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Charter member, OASIS DITA Adoption Committee www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) |
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