"W. Eliot Kimber" <>
wrote on 01/23/2007 02:38:38 PM:
> OK, I see now the section on attribute specialization syntax in the
DITA
> spec. There needs to be a cross reference from the section
> "Specialization of attributes" to the relevant discussion
under
> "Specialization in Design".
Agreed, per previous note.
>
> And I just want to confirm my new understanding:
>
> - Each specialization of props or base needs to be declared it its
own
> domain module with its own name
Yes.
>
> - These attributes are nominally global
Yes (available on all elements).
>
> - 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 hope this clarifies.
Michael
