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Re: Cannot use strike throughs to indicate deletions

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Kristen James Eberlein <>
Date
2016-06-22T15:01:04+00:00
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Re: Cannot use strike throughs to indicate deletions
Chet, the point is that we do not have a way to indicate (in the
      actual spec prose) what has been deleted -- it's gone from
      the XML source. It simply does not exist anymore.

    
We can, of course, provide a summary that lists changes in
      detail, for example:

    
      
        

          Section

            
          Old text

            
          New text

            
        

        

          2.2.2.3 DITA map elements
          Enables authors to reference a navigation
            branch that is defined in another DITA map
          Enables authors to reference a navigation
            branch that is defined in the current
              map or in another DITA map
        

      
    
    
We can, of course, use whatever mechanisms you want (strike
      through or color) to indicate deletions in this summary, since it
      is a topic created solely for the purpose of indicating changes.

    

    
Best,

      Kris

      

      Kristen James Eberlein

      Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee

      Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting

      www.eberleinconsulting.com

      +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype)

      

    

    
On 6/22/2016 10:46 AM, Chet Ensign
      wrote:

    

    
      
Hi Kris - color would be ok. Red for remove, green
        for add or something along those lines. 
        

        

        
/chet

        

        

      

      

        
On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 11:06 AM,
          Kristen James Eberlein <>
          wrote:

          
            

              
Guys, we CANNOT use strike through to indicate text
                that has been removed; that's a Microsoft Word
                functionality. We CAN use marginal notes and color to
                indicate content that has been added or modified, as
                well as provide a list that indicates what all the
                changes (additions, modifications, deletions) are.

              
Do we need to talk about this?

              

              

              
Best,

                Kris

                

                Kristen James Eberlein

                Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee

                Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting

                www.eberleinconsulting.com

                +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein
                (skype)

                

              

              

                

                -------- Forwarded Message --------
                
                  
                    

                      Subject: 
                      [dita] Model Documents for Darwin Information
                        Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3 Errata 01
                        (csd01 & csprd01)
                    

                    

                      Date: 
                      Thu, 12 May 2016 01:28:44 -0400
                    

                    

                      From: 
                      Paul Knight <>
                    

                    

                      To: 
                      DITA TC <>
                    

                  
                
                

                

                

                  

                    
Per the TC's submission request [1], please
                      find attached two ZIP files with the model
                      documents for: 

                    
Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA)
                      Version 1.3 Errata 01 (csd01 & csprd01)

                    
WP-abbrev: dita

                    

                    

                    
****** begin special DITA information ******

                    
These model documents (in .DOCX format)
                      demonstrate the expected appearance of the display
                      formats (HTML and PDF) of the "front matter" of
                      the CSD01 and CSPRD01 levels of DITA v1.3 Errata
                      01.

                    

                    

                    
For each of CSD01 and CSPRD01:

                    
Note that there is a template for a single
                      "Errata listing" document which will contain a
                      consolidated list of all of the Errata items for
                      all of the Parts, and also a "complete"
                      subdirectory containing all of the Parts, in which
                      you will include (with appropriate change
                      markings) the modified text for each Part. Text
                      that has been removed should be struck-through,
                      while added text should be clearly identifiable
                       with a text color different from existing text. A
                      useful example showing change markings can be
                      found at [8].  In addition, one possible format
                      for the "Errata listing" document can be found at
                      [9].

                    

                    

                    
- for the PDF version, please set the "title"
                      property to match the actual main title of each
                      document, such as "Darwin Information Typing
                      Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3 Errata 01", if
                      possible.  Note that each of the Parts has an
                      extended title like "Darwin Information Typing
                      Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3. Part 1: Base
                      Edition Plus Errata 01".

                    

                    

                    
As a working approach for the initial
                      publication, please send the final draft HTML and
                      PDF to us (Chet & Paul) for review before the
                      TC holds an approval ballot, to avoid having to
                      repeat the approval ballot.

                    

                    

                    
Some of the usual "boilerplate" instructions
                      below may not apply...

                    
****** end special DITA information ******

                    

                    

                    
When the TC first votes [6] to publish this
                      Work Product in the OASIS Library, we expect it to
                      be published at:

                    
http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/dita/v1.3/csd01/dita-v1.3-csd01.html

                    
The permanent "Latest version" URI will be:

                    
http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/dita/v1.3/dita-v1.3.html

                    

                    

                    
Please let me know if anything here fails to
                      meet your expectations.

                    
Further revisions to this Work Product must be
                      maintained in Working Drafts, following procedures
                      detailed in the OASIS TC Administration How-to
                      Guide [2].

                    
Working Drafts should be made available by
                      uploading the document(s) to the TC's Kavi
                      document repository, or
                      (provisionally/temporarily) to the TC's Subversion
                      (SVN) repository, if SVN has been activated for
                      your TC [3].  TCs are encouraged to use ZIP
                      packaging when the WD releases contain multiple
                      files (and directories).

                    

                    

                    
For each WD revision, you will need to:

                    
1) increment the Working Draft revision
                      (number) from 01 to 02, 03, 04 etc., as successive
                      Working Drafts are produced; the revision number
                      needs to be updated at the top of the document in
                      the stage identifier (Working Draft ##) and in the
                      document identifier within the page footer.

                    

                    

                    
2) supply the relevant
                      publication/release/upload date for each
                      successive Working Draft instance, using the
                       prescribed date format: DD Month YYYY; the date
                      needs to be updated at the top of the document
                      (just below the stage identifier, Working Draft
                      ##) and in the page footer.

                    

                    

                    
3) provide suitable text for a document
                      Abstract, updating this summary with successive
                      revisions to provide an accurate description of
                      the subject matter, goals, scope, etc.

                    

                    

                    
4) keep the Acknowledgments (Appendix A) and
                      Revision History (Appendix C) up-to-date with each
                      WD revision.

                    

                    

                    
5) consult the OASIS Naming Directives document
                      when creating new artifacts that may be part of
                      the Work Product (e.g., image files, XML schemas),
                      observing the rules for name characters in files
                      and proposed directories, and for proposed
                      URIs/namespaces [4].

                    

                    

                    
6) examine the instructions for construction of
                      XML Namespace Identifiers (namespace URIs) and
                      Namespace Documents [5] if your specification
                      declares one or more XML namespaces or other
                      namespace-related identifiers for (e.g.,) link
                      relations, named properties, functions, dialects,
                      faults, actions, or any named message types.  All
                      such identifiers, if HTTP-scheme, must begin with:
                      http://docs.oasis-open.org/[tc-shortname]/ns/xxxx

                    

                    

                    
When the TC votes [6] to approve a Working
                      Draft as a Committee Draft (CSD or CND), the Chair
                      or other designated person must submit a
                      "Committee Specification Draft Creation and Upload
                      Request" accessible on the TC Administration
                      Requests Page [7].  

                    

                    

                    
Upon receipt of this form, the TC Administrator
                      will QC and process the Work Product for official
                      publication in the OASIS Library (http://docs.oasis-open.org/)
                      as a Committee Draft, including addition of the
                      requisite cover page metadata and other
                      boilerplate information.

                    

                    

                    
=========== References:

                    
[1] https://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/TCADMIN-2347

                    
[2] Developing Committee Specifications and
                      Notes

                    
    https://www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin/developing-committee-specifications-and-notes

                    
    Starting a Working Draft

                    
    https://www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin/starting-a-working-draft

                    
[3] SVN Version control, via Tools

                    
    https://tools.oasis-open.org/

                    
[4] OASIS Naming Directives

                    
    http://docs.oasis-open.org/specGuidelines/ndr/namingDirectives.html

                    
[5] OASIS Naming Directives - Namespace
                      Identifiers and Namespace Documents

                    
    http://docs.oasis-open.org/specGuidelines/ndr/namingDirectives.html#xml-namespaces

                    
[6] Approval of a WD as a CD (CSD or CND)

                    
    https://www.oasis-open.org/resources/tcadmin/approving-a-committee-specification-or-note-draft

                    
    https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#committeeDraft

                    
[7] TC Administration Requests Page, see
                      Committee Specification Draft Creation / Upload
                      Request

                    
    https://www.oasis-open.org/resources/tc-admin-requests

                    
[8] Example of marked-up Errata: http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/odata/v4.0/errata01/csd01/redlined/part3-csdl/odata-v4.0-errata01-csd01-part3-csdl-redlined.html

                    
[9] Example of Errata listing - single document
                      for all Parts: http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/odata/v4.0/errata01/csd01/odata-v4.0-errata01-csd01.html

                    

                    

                    
Best wishes,

                    
Paul

                     

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                /chet 

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                Chet Ensign

                Director of Standards Development and TC Administration 

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                society

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