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Subject: RE: [dita] DITAbase for conversion
I understand the compatibility problems between constrained and unconstrained conrefs. It shouldn't present a problem in environments where DITA 1.1 DTDs are upgraded to DITA 1.2 DTDs with the unconstrained task model. It is not a backward compatibility issue. Technically, the older DITA 1.1 task topics will also be unconstrained but be written to resemble the constrained task model. Cheers, Rob -----Original Message----- From: ekimber [mailto:ekimber@reallysi.com] Sent: September 23, 2009 10:28 AM To: rob@ascan.ca; Kristen James Eberlein; 'JoAnn Hackos' Cc: dita Subject: Re: [dita] DITAbase for conversion On 9/23/09 9:22 AM, "Rob Hanna" <rob@ascan.ca> wrote: > I'm not sure I understand. If content created in DITA 1.0 and DITA 1.1 are > compatible with the strict, constrained version of task, they should also be > valid against the looser, unconstrained version as well. I don't see a > backward compatibility issue here. Or am I missing something? A constrained task cannot conref from an unconstrained task. Conref requires that the conref target be at least as constrained (and compatibly constrained) as the conref source (that is, the document making the conref link). Otherwise, you cannot be assured that the conrefed data is valid in the using context. 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> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php
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