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RE: [dita] Nested index terms

  • 1.  RE: [dita] Nested index terms

    Posted 09-30-2005 17:26
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    Subject: RE: [dita] Nested index terms


    In the IBM internal implementation, we convert this markup:
    <indexterm>Top level
      <indexterm>Nested 1</indexterm>
      <indexterm>Nested 2</indexterm>
      with additional text
    </indexterm>
    
    to this in the index:
    Top level with additional text
       Nested 1
       Nested 2
    
    So, the sample above is equivalent to this, and many other possible
    combinations:
    <indexterm>Top level with additional text
      <indexterm>Nested 1</indexterm>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm><indexterm>Nested 2</indexterm>
    Top level with additional text
    </indexterm>
    
    The DITA open toolkit has this same behavior as its goal, but is not there
    yet - the indexing code could not be completely reused, due to differences
    between the toolkit architecture and our internal toolset's architecture.
    
    I understand that with the Blast Radius implementation, the "with
    additional text" part of my original sample would be dropped, with a
    warning. That seems equally acceptable to me, as long as there is a warning
    - this does not come up often with our users, though somebody did request
    that we support it way-back-when.
    
    Robert D Anderson
    IBM Authoring Tools Development
    Chief Architect, DITA Open Toolkit
    
    
                                                                               
                 "Grosso, Paul"                                                
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    Thanks for answering, Paul.
    
    I'd be interested in hearing what others think too,
    both in terms of what users would do/expect and in
    terms of what other current implementors do.
    
    More comments below.
    
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