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Subject: Fwd: Error in DITA 1.2 DTD or specs
Best,
Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) -------- Original Message --------
Hello Kris, I am doing a check on the implementation of DITA in various XML editors and stumbled over an error in the 1.2 specs (or the DTD) for <msgblock>. The description reads "The message block (<msgblock>) element contains a multi-line message or set of messages. The message block can contain multiple message numbers and message descriptions, each enclosed in a <msgnum> and <msgph> element. It can also contain the message content directly." The example in the specs merely lists a <msgblock> with text and no other elements in it. In the DTD, <msgblock> is allowed to have a mix of text data and various other elements, including <msgnum> but not including <msgph>. I was trying to use this <msgblock> as a container for a set of <msgnum> <msgph> lines, which is what I assume was intended. Allowing multiple <msgnum> but no <msgph> more or less defeats the purpose of the <msgblock>. I am sending this to you as I did not find an address for feedback on published DITA standards outside of the OASIS TCs (to which I have no access anymore). If there is a better address to send my comments to, let me know. Kind regards from sunny Amsterdam Jang JANG Communication Technical Documentation Specialist Amsterdam - Netherlands Cell +31 6 4685 4996 http://www.jang.nl |
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