RE: [dita] Updated topic about "Weak and strong constraints"

["Tom Magliery" <tom.magliery@justsystems.com>]

Looks very understandable to me.

 

I almost think this sentence "Processors also can be configured to treat all constraints as strong." is unnecessary in the penultimate paragraph. Its information is duplicated in the final bullet at the end. But perhaps the duplication is not a bad thing.

 

mag

 

 

From: dita@lists.oasis-open.org [mailto:dita@lists.oasis-open.org] On Behalf Of Kristen James Eberlein
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:01 AM
To: DITA TC
Subject: [dita] Updated topic about "Weak and strong constraints"

 

Here is the updated content:

Weak and strong constraints

Constraints can be classified into two categories: Weak and strong. This classification determines whether processors enforce strict compatibility during @conref or @conkeyref resolution.

Strong constraints

Constraints for which processors enforce strict compatibility during @conref or @conkeyref resolution.

Weak constraints

Constraints for which a processor does not enforce strict compatibility during @conref or @conkeyref resolution.

By default, constraints are weak unless they are explicitly designated as strong.

Any constraint declaration can designate a constraint as strong. A constraint can be designated as strong by prefixing the letter "s" to the domains attribute contribution, for example, "s(topic task strictTaskbody-c)". Processors also can be configured to treat all constraints as strong.

The following behavior is expected of processors:

• Processors MAY perform constraint compatibility checking.
• If processors perform constraint compatibility checking, they SHOULD enforce strict compatibility for strong constraints.
• Processors MAY have an option for configuring whether all constraints are treated as strong constraints.

 

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Best,
Kris

Kristen James Eberlein
Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee
Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting
www.eberleinconsulting.com
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