Re: Touch-ups needed for the virtio csd01 and csprd01 file "front matter"

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Paul Knight <>
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2013-12-23T17:16:53+00:00
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Re: Touch-ups needed for the virtio csd01 and csprd01 file "front matter"
Thanks, Rusty -- this looks good.

We'll move the individual footnote files in the HTML format into a subdirectory for publication.

Best regards,

Paul

On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Rusty Russell <> wrote:

Paul Knight <> writes:

> Hi Rusty and all,

>

> I've just taken a good look at the virtio files for publication, and they

> will need a few additional modifications to the front pages.

>

> Although the TC Process does not allow changes to the document content

> after approval, the front pages (down through the table of contents) may be

> modified without any need for the TC to re-approve anything.

>

> I'm attaching a ZIP file containing examples of the front pages for both

> the Committee Specification Draft 01 (csd01) and the Public Review Draft 01

> (csprd01) EXACTLY as they should appear, and I'll list the needed changes

> below.

>

> We should be ready to publish the files and begin the Public Review quickly

> after we receive the updated files. They should be sent to me and Chet.

>

> Changes needed to the csd01 files:

> - Subtitle needs to include the csd number "01", so it will be Committee

> Specification Draft 01

Done.

> - Citation format needs to include the csd number "01", and also the word

> "OASIS" before - so it will be OASIS Committee Specification Draft 01.

Done.

> - It also needs a period after the "01", and also at the end, after the URI.

Done.

> Please see the attached example, and follow it exactly.

In addition, I added a horizontal rule above the Notices section in the

html, as your example had.

> Changes needed to the csprd01 files:

> - Subtitle needs to be:  (on two lines)

> Committee Specification Draft 01 /

> Public Review Draft 01

Done.

> - Date needs to be 03 December 2013 - in three places - subtitle, citation

> format, and footers (it now says 04 December)

Damn, that's entirely my fault; I updated the respitory and

regenerated.  Fixed.

> - Citation format needs to show "OASIS Committee Specification Draft 01 /

> Public Review Draft 01".  It also needs a period after the (second) "01",

> and also at the end, after the URI.

> Again, please see the attached examples.

Yep, fixed too.

These fixes have all been committed to the repository, so hopefully the

next time we generate a draft it will be flawless.

Attached below.

> Finally, there is an issue which I don't think we can address for

> csd01/csprd01 (without re-approval by the TC), but which I very much hope

> can be addressed in future publications:

> - The 18 footnotes each appear as individual HTML files, leading to a

> terrible clutter in the publication directory. We'd like to see if they can

> either be included in the main HTML file (typically at the end of the file)

> or if this can't be arranged, then in a "footnotes" subdirectory.

Hmm, I'll have to dig deeper to see if I can do that.

> Although Chet is on vacation now, I'll also check with him to see if we (TC

> Administration) can apply the "subdirectory" fix to these files during

> publication.  It may qualify as an allowable style modification.

Thanks,

Rusty.

> Best regards,

> Paul

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