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Clarification needed on @locktitle behaviour

From: Douglas Morrison <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:08:00 -0000


  
    
    
  
  
    On 27/08/2010 16:41, Bruce Nevin (bnevin) wrote:
    [email protected]" type="cite">I assume the
          default value for @locktitle is "yes". (I see #IMPLIED in the
          description but I don't see the default value stated.) 

The default value for @locktitle is "no". To quote from its
    description in
    http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/v1.2/cd03/spec/common/topicref-atts.html
    :

This attribute makes sure the navtitle element or attribute is used
    if it is present.
    If locktitle isn't set
    to "yes", the navtitle is ignored and text
    is retrieved from the
    target.

I.e. if you want to use a navtitle you have to explicitly set
    locktitle to "yes" - hence its default, implied value must be "no".
Regards,

Doug Morrison
Information Architect
http://dita4all.com