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Subject: Indexing inconsistency


I've noticed an inconsistency in the spec topics about indexing. I used bold formatting to draw your attention to the relevant bits:

3.5.3.5 <sort-as> (http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/dita/v1.3/errata01/os/complete/part3-all-inclusive/langRef/base/sort-as.html)

Processors SHOULD expect to encounter <sort-as> elements in the above locations. Processors that sort SHOULD use the following precedence rules:

  • A <sort-as> element that is specified in a title takes precedence over a <sort-as> element that is specified as a child of the topic prolog.
  • Except for instances in the topic prolog, processors only apply <sort-as> elements that are either a direct child of the element to be sorted or a direct child of the title- or label-defining element of the element to be sorted.
  • When an element contains multiple, direct-child, <sort-as> elements, the first direct-child <sort-as> element in document order takes precedence.
  • When located within the <indexterm> element, the <sort-as> element is equivalent to <index-sort-as>. It is an error for an <indexterm> element to directly contain both <sort-as> and <index-sort-as> elements.
  • Sort phrases are determined after filtering and content reference resolution occur.

3.4.2.5 <index-sort-as> (http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/dita/v1.3/errata01/os/complete/part3-all-inclusive/langRef/base/index-sort-as.html)

It is an error if there is more than one <index-sort-as> child for a given <indexterm>. An implementation might give an error message, and might recover from this error condition by ignoring all but the last <index-sort-as>.

Best,
Kris

Kristen James Eberlein
Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee
Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting
www.eberleinconsulting.com
+1 919 622-1501; kriseberlein (skype)



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