DITA 1.2 <hazardstatement><messagepanel>

["Johannes Graubner \(Transcom\)" <graubner@transcom.de>]

Hello All,

 

DITA 1.2 Committee Draft 0.2 contains the new elements <hazardstatement><messagepanel>. These contain the elements:

( (typeofhazard) then (consequence) (any number) then (howtoavoid) (one or more) )

 

Missing is an element <explanation> (any number).

 

Often, hazards are not obvious and/or occur under certain circumstances only. Then the reader must get some corresponding information. Such information however fits neither into <consequence> nor <howtoavoid>.

 

Could you please consider to include <explanation> (or something similar)? It probably needs the same content model and attributes as <howtoavoid>.

 

The Content model of <messagepanel> should then be:

( (typeofhazard) then (consequence) (any number) then (explanation) (any number) then (howtoavoid) (one or more) )

 

Regards

Johannes Graubner

 

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