Hi,
I'm attempting to build a manual that was previously being
build using the DITA-OT 1.7. I'm evaluating using the ditac
for our webhelp. I'm having a little trouble with reltables.
We are using reltables via keys and keyrefs, so that if an
href for a topic changes, it doesn't break a related link
too. Below is an example:
<map id="test">
<title>Test Map</title>
<topicref href="topic-a.dita" keys="topic-b"/>
<topicref href="topic-b.dita" keys="topic-b"/>
<reltable>
<relrow>
<relcell>
<topicref keyref="topic-a"/>
</relcell>
<relcell>
<topicref keyref="topic-b"/>
</relcell>
</relrow>
</reltable>
</map>
This throws a bunch of errors about not being able to
resolve keyrefs and related links are not produced, and I
suspect the reason is one of the ditac limitations listed in
ditac manual:
> The effective value of a <topicref> element having a
> @keyref attribute is almost certainly not conforming as we
> have not really understood the spec.
I have a few questions about this:
1. Can "almost certainly not conforming" be clarified?
Specifically, what does the ditac actually do when it
encounters @keyref in a topicref? Does it simply ignore
it and throw an error? Does it try to do something else?
2. Given what looks like a limitation with the ditac
regarding keyrefs, what is the recommended approach for
reltables? Is there a better way other than using @href
in both content and the reltable?
(I do want to say that despite this issue, my initial
reaction to the ditac is very positive. It processed one of
our maps in about 1 minutes that takes the DITA-OT about
10-15 minutes! The robust command line interface and options
are also very appreciated)
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David Goss , Technical Writer
Frontier Science | www.fstrf.org
4033 Maple Rd, Amherst, NY 14226
(716) 834-0900 extension 7204
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