Re: [dita] Definition of "root map"

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Eliot Kimber <>
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2015-04-06T14:53:24+00:00
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Re: [dita] Definition of "root map"
That seems like the simplest definition.

Cheers,

E.
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On 4/6/15, 9:04 AM, "Kristen James Eberlein" <>
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>    "Root map" is one of the terms that we use frequently in the draft
>    1.3 spec, but the term is never formally defined. I think we need a
>    formal definition. This became very clear to me recently when I
>    encountered someone using the term "output scope" to mean what we
>    call "root map".
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>    Here's a strawperson definition to get us started:
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>    root map
>      The DITA map that is provided as input for a processor
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>      Basically, we are talking about "the entry point for DITA
>      map-based processing" -- Thanks to Chris Nitchie for that term.
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>      Eliot, I know you'll have thoughts about this.
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>    -- 
>      Best,
>      Kris
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>      Kristen James Eberlein
>      Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee
>      Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting
>      www.eberleinconsulting.com <http://www.eberleinconsulting.com>
>      +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype)
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