RE: [dita] Requirement for <glossary-sort-as> element

Title: Requirement for <glossary-sort-as> element

Hi –

 

I think we should take this up in the
Translation subcommittee. I’ll convene a meeting to discuss the issues
and consider bringing this up as a DITA 1.3 proposal.

JoAnn

 

JoAnn Hackos PhD

President

Comtech Services, Inc.



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From: Su-Laine Yeo
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Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 4:09
PM

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Subject: [dita] Requirement for
<glossary-sort-as> element

 

Hi
everyone,

A
requirement that comes to our attention from time to time is for glossary elements to
include a <glossary-sort-as> element, equivalent to the <index-sort-as>
element. It appears
to be essential for
making a glossary sort
properly in Japanese;
one thing I’ve heard from multiple organizations using DITA is that
no existing tool does correct automatic sorting of Japanese
glossary and index
entries. 

Deborah
Pickett mentioned this way back in 2007: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dita-users/message/4829 . Has a proposal been brought forward yet? If not, is it
straightforward enough to consider for DITA 1.2 or should I add it to the 1.3
wishlist?

Cheers,

Su-Laine

Su-Laine Yeo

Interaction
Design Specialist 

JustSystems Canada, Inc.

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