On the DITAVAL file

["Chris Wong" <cwong@idiominc.com>]

What do we want to accomplish with the DITAVAL file? I see it as useful for specifying deliverable content, much like a DITA map, but this is only the filtering part of the file. When we (Idiom) discussed supporting DITAVAL, it just seemed overengineered when all people were asking for was conditional text. Nobody was requesting flagging nor revision marking.

 

Is anyone using the revprops part of DITAVAL? Or flagging? These parts determine appearance, not content. I'm just trying to get a handle on the different applications of DITAVAL.

 

Chris