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RE: [dita] Navtitle and locktitle

  • 1.  RE: [dita] Navtitle and locktitle

    Posted 03-14-2006 15:22
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    Subject: RE: [dita] Navtitle and locktitle


    Hi Paul,
    
    You're right that the spec does not list @locktitle as inheritable.
    
    The DITA Toolkit's code (from the days before sourceforge and OASIS) does
    treat it as inheritable. I know of at least one good-sized group of users
    that, for better or for worse, often sets the value to "no" on the map
    element. This lets them be sure that map always reflects what they will see
    in the navigation.
    
    So, I'd like to ask -- should this be an inheritable attribute? Is anybody
    else making use of the locktitle attribute today, and following the spec
    for behavior? For people using the toolkit, changing to meet the spec will
    break the expected behavior. If the TC feels that it should be left as-is,
    I'll need to start preparing users for the change in behavior, so it comes
    as less of a shock.
    
    Thanks-
    
    Robert D Anderson
    Authoring Tools Development
    Chief Architect, DITA Open Toolkit
    (507) 253-8787, T/L 553-8787
    
    
                                                                               
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    I do not believe that locktitle is inherited in DITA 1.0:
    
    http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/v1.0/archspec/dita_spec_23_mapinher.html
    
    This also pertains to the other email where you discussed the pernicious
    effects of inheritance in one context.
    
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