OASIS Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) TC

Michael Priestley wrote:

>  > - I can restrict the use of the attributes to specific element types by
>  > simply not allowing them except on the elements I want to allow them on.
>  >
> 
> No. The attributes are added as separate domains, and there's no support 
> in DITA 1.1 for dependencies between domains and structures (like 
> limiting the domain extensions to only some elements). It's a goal for 
> future releases, but the current design represents the most we could get 
> agreement on in the 1.1 timeframe.

I think I didn't say that very well. What I meant was: in the 
specialization modules I create I'm under no obligation to *allow* 
attributes from any particular domain.

I see that what I wrote could be construed as meaning a desire to 
prevent the attribute from being used *by others* on particular element 
types.

Cheers,

E.

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>in the

>specialization modules I create I'm under no obligation to *allow*

>attributes from any particular domain.

Specialization modules don't control what attributes
or elements get added from a domain. The doctype shell controls that, when
the domain gets integrated with structural types. At that point, you cannot
choose which elements will get the new attributes - it's all or nothing:
if you integrate the attribute domain, then all the elements in your doctype
get the new attribute.

That may be what you're saying, restating to be safe.

Michael Priestley

IBM DITA Architect and Classification Schema PDT Lead

mpriestl@ca.ibm.com

http://dita.xml.org/blog/25





"W. Eliot Kimber"
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01/23/2007 04:00 PM




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Michael Priestley wrote:


>  > - I can restrict the use of the attributes to specific
element types by

>  > simply not allowing them except on the elements I want
to allow them on.

>  >

>

> No. The attributes are added as separate domains, and there's no support

> in DITA 1.1 for dependencies between domains and structures (like

> limiting the domain extensions to only some elements). It's a goal
for

> future releases, but the current design represents the most we could
get

> agreement on in the 1.1 timeframe.


I think I didn't say that very well. What I meant was: in the

specialization modules I create I'm under no obligation to *allow*

attributes from any particular domain.


I see that what I wrote could be construed as meaning a desire to

prevent the attribute from being used *by others* on particular element

types.


Cheers,


E.


--

W. Eliot Kimber

Professional Services

Innodata Isogen

8500 N. Mopac, Suite 402

Austin, TX 78759

(214) 954-5198


ekimber@innodata-isogen.com

www.innodata-isogen.com