FW: [dita-comment] Key definition with key reference

[Kristen James Eberlein <kris@eberleinconsulting.com>]

Fellow DITA geeks, please help out if you follow the commenterâs logic â

 

Do we need to ask him for a concrete example?

 

Kris

 

From: Denis Troaca <denistroaca@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 9:22 AM
To: dita-comment@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [dita-comment] Key definition with key reference

 

According to DITA Specification(https://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/dita/v1.3/os/part1-base/archSpec/base/example-keydef-with-keyref.html), if we have a keydef element with a keyref to another key, the first key should pull resources from the second if they are not already present in the initial keydef. Does this rule also apply to child elements of elements within that keydef?

 

Example: 

The initial keydef contains a "topicmeta" element with no "keywords" elements or contains a "topicmeta" with a "keywords" but no "keyword" elements inside and the referenced keydef has a "topicmeta" with "keywords" and "keyword" elements. Does the initial keydef pull the "keyword" from the referenced keydef or does it keep its empty "topicmeta" element?