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RE: [dita] Navtitle and locktitle

  • 1.  RE: [dita] Navtitle and locktitle

    Posted 03-16-2006 21:16
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    Subject: RE: [dita] Navtitle and locktitle


    I know of several users who set the locktitle value on the <map> element to
    ensure that none of their titles are updated. If we change existing
    processing to never inherit the value, it will be a pretty extensive change
    for those users; they'll have to set the value on every topicref, and
    remember to set it on every new topicref in the future.
    
    I'd like to propose a compromise solution that would users to keep that
    function. We could change the toolkit behavior to match the spec for all
    elements within a map. However, for the map element itself, we treat the
    locktitle setting as a declaration for the entire map. It would still be
    possible to override the declared behavior selectively on individual
    topicrefs inside the map.
    
    Any agreement/disagreement? This would mean a slight change to the spec to
    describe locktitle's effect on the map element. Currently, given that the
    spec says not to inherit, there is no defined purpose for using @locktitle
    on the map element itself.
    
    Thanks-
    
    Robert D Anderson
    Authoring Tools Development
    Chief Architect, DITA Open Toolkit
    (507) 253-8787, T/L 553-8787
    
    
                                                                               
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    I would strongly prefer that locktitle is NOT inherited, just as
    navtitle is not inherited.
    
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