Fwd: Re: [dita] Stage one proposal: Allow

Forwarding, since I meant to send this to the list.
Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 622-1501; kriseberlein (skype)

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Subject: Re: [dita] Stage one proposal: Allow <example> in same locations as <div>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:39:32 -0400
From: Kristen James Eberlein <>
To: Scott Hudson <> A related item might be to specify an example token for @type on <note>. Didn't we want to make some changes to @type on <note>? Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 622-1501; kriseberlein (skype)

On 6/10/2019 7:05 PM, Scott Hudson wrote: The content model for example is much too restrictive, limiting how and where content can be semantically marked as exemplary content.
As a result, writers often hardcode paragraphs with For example: or other non-semantic constructions.
By allowing <example> in more places, content can be properly tagged with the <example> semantic.
If there are too many models to change, we could also allow <example> within <div>.
Thanks and best regards, --Scott Voting member: Boeing Data Standards Technical Advisory Board OASIS DocBook TC (Secretary), Publishers SC (Chair)

OASIS DITA TC, Tech Comm SC, LwDITA SC, Learning Content SC (Secretary)

OASIS DITA Adoption TC OASIS Augmented Reality in Information Products (ARIP)

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