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Subject: Re: [dita] conref.dita editorial review
On 11/25/09 4:10 PM, "Bruce Nevin (bnevin)" <bnevin@cisco.com> wrote: > In the first example, what about > > <p>To make an <keyword keyref="apple-gloss">apple</keyword> pie...</p> > > Does the content specifed by the keyref replace the content of > <keyword>, and if href="glossary/apple-fruit-enUS.dita" fails does the > content of <keyword> provide a fall-back? > > Likewise, could we rewrite the second example as > > <p>For <term keyref="stock-APPL">Apple</term> products...</p> > > Does the content of <term> provide a fallback in case the keydef isn't > in the glossary or catalog of terms as follows? > > <keydef keys="stock-APPL" > href="http://www.apple.com" > format="html" > scope="external" > > If this is the expected behavior, wouldn't that be recommended practice? > If it's not the expected behavior, should it be? The current spec (and original proposal) is clear that the effective value for link text is set only when the element specifying @keyref has no content. That is, the content is not a fallback, it is the content. If you want content to be overridden by the value in the keyref, use @conkeyref. Cheers, E. -- Eliot Kimber Senior Solutions Architect "Bringing Strategy, Content, and Technology Together" Main: 610.631.6770 www.reallysi.com www.rsuitecms.com
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