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Subject: Product names and reuse
A thread about difficulty in reusing products names has cropped up
on the dita-users list. Problem descriptions 1) Information architects or editors design a reuse strategy that revolves around using the <ph> element to hold product names. They then discover that they cannot put a <ph> element within any of the following elements:
2) Another team decides to use <keyword> to hold their
product names -- better choice -- but they also discover that they
cannot put a keyword element within a <wintitle> element;
they have to duplicate their product names within <text>
elements for use within <wintitle> elements. And the
<tm> element is not available within <text>. 3) Yet another team is stymied because their product name
contains typographic formatting (superscript, subscript, bold or
italic formatting, an inline image) that cannot be contained in
either the <keyword> or <text> element. And while the
text element can nest, the @outputclass attribute is not
available. Architects and the writers are caught between a strong desire to
reuse content and ensure that product names are consistently used,
and a need to have their company's name render correctly. Thoughts about how we might try to address this problem? And
sense about how big (or small) this problem is? --
Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting Co-chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Charter member, OASIS DITA Adoption Committee www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) |
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