Updated Strategy for DITA 1.2 Proposal 12020 (Reuse of small text)

[Stan Doherty <Stanley.Doherty@Sun.COM>]

Hi --

At the last TC meeting, attending members converged on a new strategy 
for addressing this issue. I took the action item to summarize the new 
strategy and to send that summary out to the list for further review and 
discussion.

1. The original scope for 12020 needs to be expanded beyond the nesting 
of keyword. Although nested keywords would provide one solution, it does 
not address many of use cases for reusing bits of text outside teh 
context of keywords, e.g. reusing a text bit in <uicontrol>.

2. Micheal Priestley proposed that DITA 1.2 add the <text> element to 
both <keyword> and <ph>. This fairly restricted implementation would 
allow for reuse of <text> without creating more general confusion about 
exporting semantic or non-semantic applications of <keyword> and <ph> 
inappropriately. Specializations of <keyword> and <ph> would inherit <text>.

3. Eliot suggested that we audit DITA 1.2 for situations where (#PCDATA) 
is not allowed. In those situations we need to verify that <keyword> or 
<ph> are allowed.

If you have comments, use cases, or alternate approaches, please send 
them out to the list.

Pax,
Stan Doherty