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Subject: RE: [dita] Are indexterm ranges backwards incompatible?
On the other hand, Dana,
This logic could be applied to outlaw any extension, since
every user would have to review every document to determine whether they had
intended to use the extension.
With DITA 1.1, we clarify that an indexterm designates a
point at which to start reading about the indexed subject. The DITA 1.1 conceit
is that this was true all along. In DITA 1.0, this aspect of the interpretation
was unspecified because there was no way to specify anything else. But if it
even makes sense to take sides on this, it's possible to argue that the default
disambiguation is the DITA 1.1 way. Indexing practice typically presumes that an
index entry refers to a point at which to start reading.
For those who wish to specify a range of
pages possibly not starting at the top of a topic, a new capability is
provided that permits such a specification. The specification of a range
generates a page range in outputs that have page numbers, such as PDF files. In
other outputs, it generates a reference to the start page
only.
Best wishes,
Bruce Esrig
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