Hi Mary,
We've provided separate language and
architectural specs in the past with a single overview doc that links to
both - I'm assuming the same approach would continue to work?
Michael Priestley
Lead IBM DITA Architect
http://dita.xml.org/blog/25
"Mary McRae"
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RE: [dita] DITA 1.2 specification documents
Hi Jeff et al,
This list looks
great – just remember that you’ll either need to produce a single document
called “DITA 1.2” that will then contain the requisite front matter and
listing of each of the separate components (think intro section to a multi-volume
set); or each of these will become a separately-balloted stand-alone specification/standard.
Obviously you can
combine *some* of the pieces into the main DITA 1.2 document and
leave others to stand alone as appropriate as well.
I know I’ve brought
it up before, but I just don’t want to see the process delayed once you’re
ready to go to public review J
All the best,
Mary
From: Ogden, Jeff [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 10:58 AM
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Subject: [dita] DITA 1.2 specification documents
Here is the list of planned DITA 1.2 specification
documents as of the last time we talked about this.
a)
DITA 1.2 Base Architectural
Specification (introduction, topic, map, and metadata markup, processing
including delayed resolution, specialization including constraints).
b)
DITA 1.2 Base Language
Reference (map, topic, metadata including delayed resolution, map group
domain).
c)
DITA 1.2 Utility
Domain Specializations Architecture and Language Reference (utilities,
highlighting, and hazard statement domains).
d)
DITA 1.2 xNAL Domain
Specializations Architecture and Language Reference.
e)
DITA 1.2 Technical
Content Architecture and Language Reference (concept, task, reference,
glossary).
f)
DITA 1.2 Software,
Programming, and User Interface Domains Specializations Architecture and
Language Reference.
g)
DITA 1.2 Book Architecture
and Language Reference (bookmap).
h)
DITA 1.2 Learning
and Training Content Architecture and Language Reference.
i)
DITA 1.2 Machine
Industry Architecture and Language Reference.
j)
DITA 1.2 Semantic
Linking, Controlled Values, and Taxonomies Architecture and Language Reference.
k)
DITA 1.2 Processing
Guidelines and Examples (non-normative).
Item (e) might or might not be renamed.
Item (f) might or might not have some doctype
shells added.
I would still like to create item (k), but
suspect that we should drop it from the DITA 1.2 work and do it later as
a “best practice” or similar document that is non-normative and outside
of the DITA 1.2 Specification.
Given recent discussions it is possible that
we may want to combine some of these items, but exactly how isn’t clear
to me at this point.
-Jeff
