<prolog> and <data>

dita-lightweight-dita message

Subject: <prolog> and <data>

From: Kristen James Eberlein <kris@eberleinconsulting.com>

To: "dita-lightweight-dita (dita-lightweight-dita@lists.oasis-open.org)" <dita-lightweight-dita@lists.oasis-open.org>

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 22:00:38 +0000

I can understand why XDITA has <prolog>; it’s necessary to hold metadata that applies to the topic as a whole. However, there really is not an HDITA or MDITA equivalent.

I suggest rather than defining prolog and data components identically in HDITA and MDITA, we simply state that there is no HDITA or MDITA equivalent for prolog.

Thoughts?

Best,

Kris

Kristen James Eberlein
Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee
Owner, Eberlein Consulting LLC
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