RE: [dita-busdocs] Groups - Designing DITA Abstract Topic Types.ppt uploaded

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

I think that's kind of the consensus we came to on the call. It's also
consistent with the principle that this is a base for specialization,
and therefore *relatively* unrestricted.

	/BN 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Manning [mailto:steven.manning@sympatico.ca] 
> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 9:14 AM
> To: dita-busdocs@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [dita-busdocs] Groups - Designing DITA Abstract 
> Topic Types.ppt uploaded
> 
> Tim,
> 
> I have a concern with specializing shortdesc for rule/etc.  
> While I fully support the idea of capturing the key 
> information about the topic in a shortdesc-like element, I am 
> uneasy with using shortdesc as it has 
> a dual purpose.    In addition to being the "initial paragraph-like 
> content of a topic," it is also "intended to be used as the 
> link preview 
> for searching.   The content you might capture as a rule, might not 
> actually be effective as a link-teaser.  As an alternative, 
> could the initial paragraph (like rule) element be 
> specialized off abstract instead?  That way, you could have 
> both rule and shortdesc in a topic and ensure they are 
> appropriate to their individual uses.
> 
> /steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 07/06/2010 11:18 AM, tgrantham@timgrantham.com wrote:
> > Here it is, with corrections for typos.
> >
> >   -- Tim Grantham
> >
> > The document named Designing DITA Abstract Topic Types.ppt has been 
> > submitted by Tim Grantham to the DITA Enterprise Business 
> Documents SC 
> > document repository.
> >
> > Document Description:
> > Proposes a set of practices for designing abstract topic types
> >
> > View Document Details:
> > http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=38147
> >
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> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/38147/Designing%20DI
> > TA%20Abstract%20Topic%20Types.ppt
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