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Subject: Re: AW: [dita] use of <term>
On 3/12/09 9:48 AM, "Christian Kravogel" <christian.kravogel@seicodyne.ch> wrote: > Either we should provide associative linking to matching glossary entries as > it is mentioned in the langref, This is not possible (both because it's impossible in the general case for all the reasons cited and because DITA is not processing standard and therefore cannot provide associative linking. The best it can do is provide features that *enable* associative linking. It already does that to the greatest degree it can.) > or we mention that the implementer can link the <term> with the > corresponding <glossterm> via stylesheet i.e. xquery. > > I do not propose "deleting" but "giving unambiguous descriptions who do not > create expectations we may not going to fullfill" How about: "It is impossible, in the general case, to programmatically associate terms to their definitions with 100% accuracy. However, implementors are free to apply whatever associative heuristics they choose in order to generate associations between terms and potential definitions. Such heuristics may of course take advantage of additional classifying metadata provide by the DITA specification in addition to the base text of the term itself. The DITA specification neither requires nor prohibits such behavior on the part of DITA processors. Note that the keyref feature provides a reliable, flexible mechanism for explicitly associating terms to their definitions in away that allows map-level configuration of the binding between terms and definitions." Cheers, Eliot ---- Eliot Kimber | Senior Solutions Architect | Really Strategies, Inc. email: ekimber@reallysi.com <mailto:ekimber@reallysi.com> office: 610.631.6770 | cell: 512.554.9368 2570 Boulevard of the Generals | Suite 213 | Audubon, PA 19403 www.reallysi.com <http://www.reallysi.com> | http://blog.reallysi.com <http://blog.reallysi.com> | www.rsuitecms.com <http://www.rsuitecms.com>
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