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RE: [dita] Bookmap/XNAL repercussions

  • 1.  RE: [dita] Bookmap/XNAL repercussions

    Posted 06-20-2006 19:43
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    Subject: RE: [dita] Bookmap/XNAL repercussions


    I was discussing that some with Erik Hennum -- my thought is that yes, I
    think it would be backwards compatible, but it might depend on how that
    item is designed. Somehow, users will be able to create a structural
    specialization that requires or uses a domain element. I have not had any
    input on that discussion, so I'm not sure how it will be done.
    
    One way to make this backwards compatible would be to move XNAL to a
    domain, but write the bookmap module so that it still requires that domain
    element. Any specialization of bookmap would still have to have the XNAL
    elements, but it would be available as a domain for any other topic type or
    map type.
    
    I'm not sure if that would work or not. My hope is yes, but if not, it
    could remain a part of bookmap until 2.0. By keeping the current design in
    the implementation, it would still be available anywhere else as a domain
    once 1.2 comes out. That's why I was a bit wishy-washy in saying we could
    move it in 1.2 or 2.0.
    
    Robert D Anderson
    IBM Authoring Tools Development
    Chief Architect, DITA Open Toolkit
    (507) 253-8787, T/L 553-8787
    
    "Paul Prescod" <paul.prescod@xmetal.com> wrote on 06/20/2006 02:29:45 PM:
    
    > Wouldn't moving XNAL into its own domain be backwards incompatible when
    > we do it in DITA 1.2?
    >
    > >