Re: [dita] Question about default for @format when linking to file.htm

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Chris Nitchie <>
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2014-03-17T11:33:53+00:00
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Re: [dita] Question about default for @format when linking to file.htm
Yes, .htm should mean .html. I'm undecided about must vs. should on this one, but leaning must.

Best,

Chris

On Mar 13, 2014, at 6:24 PM, "Robert D Anderson" <> wrote:

Hi,

I see a draft comment in the write up for proposal 13107 (assume a default value for @format based on the extension of the linked resource. Bob's comment states:

This description needs to specify that a ".htm" extension MUST imply format value "html".

That's a slight change from the approved proposal, so I wanted to send to the TC before making that change.

1. Is that correct - an extension of "htm" means format="html" (rather than format="htm")?

2. Is this something that we want to list as MUST with a reference to the RFC terminology?

Thanks -

Robert D Anderson

IBM Authoring Tools Development

Chief Architect, DITA Open Toolkit (http://dita-ot.sourceforge.net/)