DITA starter sets proposal - 13051

This builds on the lightweight model being
proposed in 13076.

I wanted to share my thoughts on how
the lightweight model could be used to provide starting points for DITA
users. One of the key developments here is the result of ongoing discussions
with Information Mapping, who are now at the point of contributing their
information type definitions to the DITA TC for inclusion in the lightweight
proposal. The IM types correspond to section types in DITA, and so match
perfectly with the lightweight model's focus on creating topic types by
assembling predefined section types.

This is my first draft of the starter
set topic types I hope to include as demonstrations/starting points for
the lightweight model:

Basic topic types:

        lightweight
topic: the basic lightweight topic with default content models - so sections,
conditional attributes, list nesting enabled

        superlightweight
topic: lightweight topic with all constraints applied - no list nesting,
no attributes, no sections

        specialization
topic: topic specifically designed for defining lightweight specializations

DITA classic topic types:

        concept,
task, and reference, constrained to lightweight topic model

Information Mapping topic types:

        common
topic types made up of IM section types

Building blocks (section types):

        IM
section types

        DITA
section types         

Michael Priestley, Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM)

Total Information Experience (TIE) Technology Strategist



http://dita.xml.org/blog/25