Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.2

• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • 1.1.1: Terminology
  • 1.1.2: Normative references
  • 1.1.3: Non-normative references
  • 1.1.4: Formatting conventions in the XHTML version of the specification
• Chapter 2: Architectural specification
  • 2.2.1: Base architecture
    • 2.2.1.1: Introduction to DITA
      • 2.2.1.1.1: About the specification source
      • 2.2.1.1.2: DITA terminology and notation
      • 2.2.1.1.3: Basic concepts
      • 2.2.1.1.4: File naming conventions
      • 2.2.1.1.5: Producing different deliverables from a single source
    • 2.2.1.2: DITA markup
      • 2.2.1.2.1: DITA topics
        • 2.2.1.2.1.1: The topic as the basic unit of information
        • 2.2.1.2.1.2: The benefits of a topic-based architecture
          • 2.2.1.2.1.2.1: Disciplined, topic-oriented writing
          • 2.2.1.2.1.2.2: Transitional text solutions
        • 2.2.1.2.1.3: Information typing
        • 2.2.1.2.1.4: Generic topics
        • 2.2.1.2.1.5: Topic structure
        • 2.2.1.2.1.6: Topic content
        • 2.2.1.2.1.7: Topic domains: Basic DITA
      • 2.2.1.2.2: DITA maps
        • 2.2.1.2.2.1: Definition of DITA maps
        • 2.2.1.2.2.2: Purpose of DITA maps
        • 2.2.1.2.2.3: DITA map elements
        • 2.2.1.2.2.4: DITA map attributes
        • 2.2.1.2.2.5: Subject scheme maps
      • 2.2.1.2.3: DITA metadata
        • 2.2.1.2.3.1: Metadata elements
        • 2.2.1.2.3.2: Metadata attributes
          • 2.2.1.2.3.2.1: Conditional processing attributes
          • 2.2.1.2.3.2.2: Translation and localization attributes
          • 2.2.1.2.3.2.3: Architectural attributes
        • 2.2.1.2.3.3: Metadata in maps and topics
        • 2.2.1.2.3.4: Cascading of attributes and metadata in a DITA map
        • 2.2.1.2.3.5: Map-to-map cascading behaviors
        • 2.2.1.2.3.6: Reconciling topic and map metadata
    • 2.2.1.3: DITA processing
      • 2.2.1.3.1: Module compatibility and the @domains attribute
      • 2.2.1.3.2: Navigation behaviors
      • 2.2.1.3.3: DITA linking
        • 2.2.1.3.3.1: Links within maps
        • 2.2.1.3.3.2: Links within topics
      • 2.2.1.3.4: DITA addressing
        • 2.2.1.3.4.1: ID attribute
        • 2.2.1.3.4.2: URI-based (direct) addressing
        • 2.2.1.3.4.3: Key-based addressing
          • 2.2.1.3.4.3.1: Overview of keys
          • 2.2.1.3.4.3.2: Using keys to address DITA elements
          • 2.2.1.3.4.3.3: Processing key references
          • 2.2.1.3.4.3.4: Examples of keys
        • 2.2.1.3.4.4: Summary of addressing elements
      • 2.2.1.3.5: Content inclusion (conref)
      • 2.2.1.3.6: Conditional processing (profiling)
      • 2.2.1.3.7: Chunking
      • 2.2.1.3.8: Printing
      • 2.2.1.3.9: Translation and localization
        • 2.2.1.3.9.1: The @xml:lang attribute
        • 2.2.1.3.9.2: The dir attribute
    • 2.2.1.4: Configuration, specialization, and constraints
      • 2.2.1.4.1: Overview of DITA extension facilities
        • 2.2.1.4.1.1: Recognized XML document constraint mechanisms
      • 2.2.1.4.2: Configuration (Document type shells)
        • 2.2.1.4.2.1: DTD document-type shell: Coding requirements
        • 2.2.1.4.2.2: XSD document-type shell: Coding requirements
      • 2.2.1.4.3: Specialization
        • 2.2.1.4.3.1: Vocabulary modules
        • 2.2.1.4.3.2: Requirements for specialized element types and attributes
        • 2.2.1.4.3.3: Element type specialization hierarchy declaration (the @class attribute)
        • 2.2.1.4.3.4: Domain usage declaration (the @domains attribute)
        • 2.2.1.4.3.5: Generalization
        • 2.2.1.4.3.6: Attribute generalization
        • 2.2.1.4.3.7: Specializing foreign or unknown content
        • 2.2.1.4.3.8: Specialization module coding requirements
          • 2.2.1.4.3.8.1: DTD syntax specialization module coding requirements
            • 2.2.1.4.3.8.1.1: General element type declaration coding requirements
            • 2.2.1.4.3.8.1.2: Structural module coding requirements
            • 2.2.1.4.3.8.1.3: Topic type module coding requirements
            • 2.2.1.4.3.8.1.4: Element domain module coding requirements
            • 2.2.1.4.3.8.1.5: Attribute domain module coding requirements
          • 2.2.1.4.3.8.2: XSD schema specialization module coding requirements
            • 2.2.1.4.3.8.2.1: General element type declaration coding requirements
            • 2.2.1.4.3.8.2.2: Structural specialization coding requirements
            • 2.2.1.4.3.8.2.3: Attribute domain coding requirements
      • 2.2.1.4.4: Constraints
        • 2.2.1.4.4.1: Constraint module DTD coding requirements
        • 2.2.1.4.4.2: Constraint module XSD coding requirements
        • 2.2.1.4.4.3: Conref and generalization for constraint modules
        • 2.2.1.4.4.4: Examples of constraint declaration modules
  • 2.2.2: Technical content architecture
    • 2.2.2.1: Overview of the DITA 1.2 Specification: Technical Content
    • 2.2.2.2: Technical content: Document and information types
      • 2.2.2.2.1: Concept topic
      • 2.2.2.2.2: Reference topic
      • 2.2.2.2.3: General task topic
      • 2.2.2.2.4: Task topic (strict task)
      • 2.2.2.2.5: Machinery Task topic
      • 2.2.2.2.6: Glossary entry topic
      • 2.2.2.2.7: Glossary group topic
      • 2.2.2.2.8: Bookmap
    • 2.2.2.3: Topic domains: Technical content
    • 2.2.2.4: The xNAL domain
  • 2.2.3: Learning and training architecture
    • 2.2.3.1: Overview
    • 2.2.3.2: Objectives of the DITA Learning and Training Specialization
    • 2.2.3.3: A learning objects approach to learning and training content
    • 2.2.3.4: Use cases
    • 2.2.3.5: Summary of learning topic, map, and domain designs
• Chapter 3: Language reference
  • 3.3.1: Base elements
    • 3.3.1.1: Topic elements
      • 3.3.1.1.1: Basic topic elements
        • 3.3.1.1.1.1: topic
        • 3.3.1.1.1.2: title
        • 3.3.1.1.1.3: titlealts
        • 3.3.1.1.1.4: searchtitle
        • 3.3.1.1.1.5: navtitle
        • 3.3.1.1.1.6: shortdesc
        • 3.3.1.1.1.7: abstract
        • 3.3.1.1.1.8: body
        • 3.3.1.1.1.9: bodydiv
        • 3.3.1.1.1.10: related-links
        • 3.3.1.1.1.11: dita
      • 3.3.1.1.2: Body elements
        • 3.3.1.1.2.1: alt
        • 3.3.1.1.2.2: cite
        • 3.3.1.1.2.3: dd
        • 3.3.1.1.2.4: desc
        • 3.3.1.1.2.5: ddhd
        • 3.3.1.1.2.6: dl
        • 3.3.1.1.2.7: dlentry
        • 3.3.1.1.2.8: dlhead
        • 3.3.1.1.2.9: dt
        • 3.3.1.1.2.10: draft-comment
        • 3.3.1.1.2.11: dthd
        • 3.3.1.1.2.12: example
        • 3.3.1.1.2.13: fig
        • 3.3.1.1.2.14: figgroup
        • 3.3.1.1.2.15: fn
        • 3.3.1.1.2.16: image
        • 3.3.1.1.2.17: keyword
        • 3.3.1.1.2.18: li
        • 3.3.1.1.2.19: lines
        • 3.3.1.1.2.20: longdescref
        • 3.3.1.1.2.21: longquoteref
        • 3.3.1.1.2.22: lq
        • 3.3.1.1.2.23: object
        • 3.3.1.1.2.24: note
        • 3.3.1.1.2.25: ol
        • 3.3.1.1.2.26: p
        • 3.3.1.1.2.27: param
        • 3.3.1.1.2.28: ph
        • 3.3.1.1.2.29: pre
        • 3.3.1.1.2.30: q
        • 3.3.1.1.2.31: section
        • 3.3.1.1.2.32: sectiondiv
        • 3.3.1.1.2.33: sl
        • 3.3.1.1.2.34: sli
        • 3.3.1.1.2.35: term
        • 3.3.1.1.2.36: text
        • 3.3.1.1.2.37: tm
        • 3.3.1.1.2.38: ul
        • 3.3.1.1.2.39: xref
      • 3.3.1.1.3: Table elements
        • 3.3.1.1.3.1: table
        • 3.3.1.1.3.2: tgroup
        • 3.3.1.1.3.3: colspec
        • 3.3.1.1.3.4: thead
        • 3.3.1.1.3.5: tbody
        • 3.3.1.1.3.6: row
        • 3.3.1.1.3.7: entry
        • 3.3.1.1.3.8: simpletable
        • 3.3.1.1.3.9: sthead
        • 3.3.1.1.3.10: strow
        • 3.3.1.1.3.11: stentry
      • 3.3.1.1.4: Related links elements
        • 3.3.1.1.4.1: link
        • 3.3.1.1.4.2: linklist
        • 3.3.1.1.4.3: linkpool
        • 3.3.1.1.4.4: linktext
        • 3.3.1.1.4.5: linkinfo
    • 3.3.1.2: Map elements
      • 3.3.1.2.1: Basic map elements
        • 3.3.1.2.1.1: map
        • 3.3.1.2.1.2: topicref
        • 3.3.1.2.1.3: topicmeta
        • 3.3.1.2.1.4: anchor
        • 3.3.1.2.1.5: navref
        • 3.3.1.2.1.6: reltable
        • 3.3.1.2.1.7: relrow
        • 3.3.1.2.1.8: relcell
        • 3.3.1.2.1.9: relheader
        • 3.3.1.2.1.10: relcolspec
      • 3.3.1.2.2: Map group elements
        • 3.3.1.2.2.1: anchorref
        • 3.3.1.2.2.2: keydef
        • 3.3.1.2.2.3: mapref
        • 3.3.1.2.2.4: topicgroup
        • 3.3.1.2.2.5: topichead
        • 3.3.1.2.2.6: topicset
        • 3.3.1.2.2.7: topicsetref
    • 3.3.1.3: Metadata elements
      • 3.3.1.3.1: Prolog (metadata) elements
        • 3.3.1.3.1.1: prolog
        • 3.3.1.3.1.2: audience
        • 3.3.1.3.1.3: author
        • 3.3.1.3.1.4: brand
        • 3.3.1.3.1.5: category
        • 3.3.1.3.1.6: component
        • 3.3.1.3.1.7: copyright
        • 3.3.1.3.1.8: copyrholder
        • 3.3.1.3.1.9: copyryear
        • 3.3.1.3.1.10: created
        • 3.3.1.3.1.11: critdates
        • 3.3.1.3.1.12: featnum
        • 3.3.1.3.1.13: keywords
        • 3.3.1.3.1.14: metadata
        • 3.3.1.3.1.15: othermeta
        • 3.3.1.3.1.16: permissions
        • 3.3.1.3.1.17: platform
        • 3.3.1.3.1.18: prodinfo
        • 3.3.1.3.1.19: prodname
        • 3.3.1.3.1.20: prognum
        • 3.3.1.3.1.21: publisher
        • 3.3.1.3.1.22: resourceid
        • 3.3.1.3.1.23: revised
        • 3.3.1.3.1.24: series
        • 3.3.1.3.1.25: source
        • 3.3.1.3.1.26: vrmlist
        • 3.3.1.3.1.27: vrm
      • 3.3.1.3.2: Indexing group elements
        • 3.3.1.3.2.1: indexterm
        • 3.3.1.3.2.2: indextermref
        • 3.3.1.3.2.3: index-see
        • 3.3.1.3.2.4: index-see-also
        • 3.3.1.3.2.5: index-sort-as
      • 3.3.1.3.3: Delayed conref resolution elements
        • 3.3.1.3.3.1: exportanchors
        • 3.3.1.3.3.2: anchorid
        • 3.3.1.3.3.3: anchorkey
    • 3.3.1.4: Domain elements
      • 3.3.1.4.1: Hazard statement elements
        • 3.3.1.4.1.1: hazardstatement
        • 3.3.1.4.1.2: consequence
        • 3.3.1.4.1.3: hazardsymbol
        • 3.3.1.4.1.4: howtoavoid
        • 3.3.1.4.1.5: messagepanel
        • 3.3.1.4.1.6: typeofhazard
      • 3.3.1.4.2: Typographic elements
        • 3.3.1.4.2.1: b
        • 3.3.1.4.2.2: i
        • 3.3.1.4.2.3: sup
        • 3.3.1.4.2.4: sub
        • 3.3.1.4.2.5: tt
        • 3.3.1.4.2.6: u
      • 3.3.1.4.3: Utilities elements
        • 3.3.1.4.3.1: area
        • 3.3.1.4.3.2: coords
        • 3.3.1.4.3.3: imagemap
        • 3.3.1.4.3.4: shape
    • 3.3.1.5: Classification elements
      • 3.3.1.5.1: Subject scheme maps
        • 3.3.1.5.1.1: subjectScheme
        • 3.3.1.5.1.2: schemeref
        • 3.3.1.5.1.3: hasInstance
        • 3.3.1.5.1.4: hasKind
        • 3.3.1.5.1.5: hasNarrower
        • 3.3.1.5.1.6: hasPart
        • 3.3.1.5.1.7: hasRelated
        • 3.3.1.5.1.8: enumerationdef
        • 3.3.1.5.1.9: elementdef
        • 3.3.1.5.1.10: attributedef
        • 3.3.1.5.1.11: defaultSubject
        • 3.3.1.5.1.12: subjectHead
        • 3.3.1.5.1.13: subjectHeadMeta
        • 3.3.1.5.1.14: subjectdef
        • 3.3.1.5.1.15: relatedSubjects
        • 3.3.1.5.1.16: subjectRelTable
        • 3.3.1.5.1.17: subjectRelHeader
        • 3.3.1.5.1.18: subjectRel
        • 3.3.1.5.1.19: subjectRole
      • 3.3.1.5.2: Classification domain elements
        • 3.3.1.5.2.1: subjectref
        • 3.3.1.5.2.2: topicapply
        • 3.3.1.5.2.3: topicsubject
        • 3.3.1.5.2.4: topicSubjectTable
        • 3.3.1.5.2.5: topicSubjectHeader
        • 3.3.1.5.2.6: topicSubjectRow
        • 3.3.1.5.2.7: topicCell
        • 3.3.1.5.2.8: subjectCell
    • 3.3.1.6: Specialization elements
      • 3.3.1.6.1: boolean
      • 3.3.1.6.2: data
      • 3.3.1.6.3: data-about
      • 3.3.1.6.4: foreign
      • 3.3.1.6.5: index-base
      • 3.3.1.6.6: itemgroup
      • 3.3.1.6.7: no-topic-nesting
      • 3.3.1.6.8: state
      • 3.3.1.6.9: unknown
    • 3.3.1.7: Legacy conversion elements
      • 3.3.1.7.1: required-cleanup
    • 3.3.1.8: DITAVAL elements
      • 3.3.1.8.1: val
      • 3.3.1.8.2: style-conflict
      • 3.3.1.8.3: prop
      • 3.3.1.8.4: revprop
      • 3.3.1.8.5: startflag
      • 3.3.1.8.6: endflag
      • 3.3.1.8.7: alt-text
  • 3.3.2: Technical content elements
    • 3.3.2.1: Concept elements
      • 3.3.2.1.1: concept
      • 3.3.2.1.2: conbody
      • 3.3.2.1.3: conbodydiv
    • 3.3.2.2: Task elements
      • 3.3.2.2.1: task
      • 3.3.2.2.2: taskbody
      • 3.3.2.2.3: prereq
      • 3.3.2.2.4: context
      • 3.3.2.2.5: steps
      • 3.3.2.2.6: steps-informal
      • 3.3.2.2.7: steps-unordered
      • 3.3.2.2.8: step
      • 3.3.2.2.9: stepsection
      • 3.3.2.2.10: cmd
      • 3.3.2.2.11: info
      • 3.3.2.2.12: substeps
      • 3.3.2.2.13: substep
      • 3.3.2.2.14: stepxmp
      • 3.3.2.2.15: choicetable
      • 3.3.2.2.16: chhead
      • 3.3.2.2.17: choptionhd
      • 3.3.2.2.18: chdeschd
      • 3.3.2.2.19: chrow
      • 3.3.2.2.20: choption
      • 3.3.2.2.21: chdesc
      • 3.3.2.2.22: choices
      • 3.3.2.2.23: choice
      • 3.3.2.2.24: stepresult
      • 3.3.2.2.25: tutorialinfo
      • 3.3.2.2.26: result
      • 3.3.2.2.27: postreq
    • 3.3.2.3: Reference elements
      • 3.3.2.3.1: reference
      • 3.3.2.3.2: refbody
      • 3.3.2.3.3: refbodydiv
      • 3.3.2.3.4: refsyn
      • 3.3.2.3.5: properties
      • 3.3.2.3.6: prophead
      • 3.3.2.3.7: proptypehd
      • 3.3.2.3.8: propvaluehd
      • 3.3.2.3.9: propdeschd
      • 3.3.2.3.10: property
      • 3.3.2.3.11: proptype
      • 3.3.2.3.12: propvalue
      • 3.3.2.3.13: propdesc
    • 3.3.2.4: Glossary elements
      • 3.3.2.4.1: Glossentry elements
        • 3.3.2.4.1.1: glossentry
        • 3.3.2.4.1.2: glossterm
        • 3.3.2.4.1.3: glossdef
        • 3.3.2.4.1.4: glossAbbreviation
        • 3.3.2.4.1.5: glossAcronym
        • 3.3.2.4.1.6: glossAlt
        • 3.3.2.4.1.7: glossAlternateFor
        • 3.3.2.4.1.8: glossBody
        • 3.3.2.4.1.9: glossPartOfSpeech
        • 3.3.2.4.1.10: glossProperty
        • 3.3.2.4.1.11: glossScopeNote
        • 3.3.2.4.1.12: glossShortForm
        • 3.3.2.4.1.13: glossStatus
        • 3.3.2.4.1.14: glossSurfaceForm
        • 3.3.2.4.1.15: glossSymbol
        • 3.3.2.4.1.16: glossSynonym
        • 3.3.2.4.1.17: glossUsage
      • 3.3.2.4.2: Glossary related elements
        • 3.3.2.4.2.1: abbreviated-form
        • 3.3.2.4.2.2: glossref
        • 3.3.2.4.2.3: glossgroup
    • 3.3.2.5: Bookmap elements
      • 3.3.2.5.1: Bookmap content elements
        • 3.3.2.5.1.1: bookmap
        • 3.3.2.5.1.2: abbrevlist
        • 3.3.2.5.1.3: amendments
        • 3.3.2.5.1.4: appendices
        • 3.3.2.5.1.5: appendix
        • 3.3.2.5.1.6: backmatter
        • 3.3.2.5.1.7: bibliolist
        • 3.3.2.5.1.8: bookabstract
        • 3.3.2.5.1.9: booklibrary
        • 3.3.2.5.1.10: booklist
        • 3.3.2.5.1.11: booklists
        • 3.3.2.5.1.12: booktitle
        • 3.3.2.5.1.13: booktitlealt
        • 3.3.2.5.1.14: chapter
        • 3.3.2.5.1.15: colophon
        • 3.3.2.5.1.16: dedication
        • 3.3.2.5.1.17: draftintro
        • 3.3.2.5.1.18: figurelist
        • 3.3.2.5.1.19: frontmatter
        • 3.3.2.5.1.20: glossarylist
        • 3.3.2.5.1.21: indexlist
        • 3.3.2.5.1.22: mainbooktitle
        • 3.3.2.5.1.23: notices
        • 3.3.2.5.1.24: part
        • 3.3.2.5.1.25: preface
        • 3.3.2.5.1.26: tablelist
        • 3.3.2.5.1.27: toc
        • 3.3.2.5.1.28: trademarklist
      • 3.3.2.5.2: Bookmap metadata elements
        • 3.3.2.5.2.1: bookmeta
        • 3.3.2.5.2.2: approved
        • 3.3.2.5.2.3: bookchangehistory
        • 3.3.2.5.2.4: bookevent
        • 3.3.2.5.2.5: bookeventtype
        • 3.3.2.5.2.6: bookid
        • 3.3.2.5.2.7: booknumber
        • 3.3.2.5.2.8: bookowner
        • 3.3.2.5.2.9: bookpartno
        • 3.3.2.5.2.10: bookrestriction
        • 3.3.2.5.2.11: bookrights
        • 3.3.2.5.2.12: completed
        • 3.3.2.5.2.13: copyrfirst
        • 3.3.2.5.2.14: copyrlast
        • 3.3.2.5.2.15: day
        • 3.3.2.5.2.16: edited
        • 3.3.2.5.2.17: edition
        • 3.3.2.5.2.18: isbn
        • 3.3.2.5.2.19: maintainer
        • 3.3.2.5.2.20: month
        • 3.3.2.5.2.21: organization
        • 3.3.2.5.2.22: person
        • 3.3.2.5.2.23: printlocation
        • 3.3.2.5.2.24: published
        • 3.3.2.5.2.25: publisherinformation
        • 3.3.2.5.2.26: publishtype
        • 3.3.2.5.2.27: reviewed
        • 3.3.2.5.2.28: revisionid
        • 3.3.2.5.2.29: started
        • 3.3.2.5.2.30: summary
        • 3.3.2.5.2.31: tested
        • 3.3.2.5.2.32: volume
        • 3.3.2.5.2.33: year
    • 3.3.2.6: Domain elements
      • 3.3.2.6.1: Task requirements domain
        • 3.3.2.6.1.1: prelreqs
        • 3.3.2.6.1.2: closereqs
        • 3.3.2.6.1.3: reqconds
        • 3.3.2.6.1.4: reqcond
        • 3.3.2.6.1.5: noconds
        • 3.3.2.6.1.6: reqcontp
        • 3.3.2.6.1.7: reqpers
        • 3.3.2.6.1.8: personnel
        • 3.3.2.6.1.9: perscat
        • 3.3.2.6.1.10: perskill
        • 3.3.2.6.1.11: esttime
        • 3.3.2.6.1.12: supeqli
        • 3.3.2.6.1.13: supequi
        • 3.3.2.6.1.14: supequip
        • 3.3.2.6.1.15: nosupeq
        • 3.3.2.6.1.16: supplies
        • 3.3.2.6.1.17: supply
        • 3.3.2.6.1.18: supplyli
        • 3.3.2.6.1.19: nosupply
        • 3.3.2.6.1.20: spare
        • 3.3.2.6.1.21: spares
        • 3.3.2.6.1.22: sparesli
        • 3.3.2.6.1.23: nospares
        • 3.3.2.6.1.24: nosafety
        • 3.3.2.6.1.25: safecond
        • 3.3.2.6.1.26: safety
      • 3.3.2.6.2: Programming elements
        • 3.3.2.6.2.1: apiname
        • 3.3.2.6.2.2: codeblock
        • 3.3.2.6.2.3: coderef
        • 3.3.2.6.2.4: codeph
        • 3.3.2.6.2.5: option
        • 3.3.2.6.2.6: parmname
        • 3.3.2.6.2.7: parml
        • 3.3.2.6.2.8: plentry
        • 3.3.2.6.2.9: pt
        • 3.3.2.6.2.10: pd
        • 3.3.2.6.2.11: synph
        • 3.3.2.6.2.12: syntaxdiagram
        • 3.3.2.6.2.13: groupseq
        • 3.3.2.6.2.14: groupchoice
        • 3.3.2.6.2.15: groupcomp
        • 3.3.2.6.2.16: fragment
        • 3.3.2.6.2.17: fragref
        • 3.3.2.6.2.18: synblk
        • 3.3.2.6.2.19: synnote
        • 3.3.2.6.2.20: synnoteref
        • 3.3.2.6.2.21: kwd
        • 3.3.2.6.2.22: var
        • 3.3.2.6.2.23: oper
        • 3.3.2.6.2.24: delim
        • 3.3.2.6.2.25: sep
        • 3.3.2.6.2.26: repsep
      • 3.3.2.6.3: Software elements
        • 3.3.2.6.3.1: msgph
        • 3.3.2.6.3.2: msgblock
        • 3.3.2.6.3.3: msgnum
        • 3.3.2.6.3.4: cmdname
        • 3.3.2.6.3.5: varname
        • 3.3.2.6.3.6: filepath
        • 3.3.2.6.3.7: userinput
        • 3.3.2.6.3.8: systemoutput
      • 3.3.2.6.4: User interface elements
        • 3.3.2.6.4.1: uicontrol
        • 3.3.2.6.4.2: wintitle
        • 3.3.2.6.4.3: menucascade
        • 3.3.2.6.4.4: shortcut
        • 3.3.2.6.4.5: screen
      • 3.3.2.6.5: xNAL domain elements
        • 3.3.2.6.5.1: xNAL usage guidelines
        • 3.3.2.6.5.2: authorinformation
        • 3.3.2.6.5.3: addressdetails
        • 3.3.2.6.5.4: administrativearea
        • 3.3.2.6.5.5: contactnumber
        • 3.3.2.6.5.6: contactnumbers
        • 3.3.2.6.5.7: country
        • 3.3.2.6.5.8: emailaddress
        • 3.3.2.6.5.9: emailaddresses
        • 3.3.2.6.5.10: firstname
        • 3.3.2.6.5.11: generationidentifier
        • 3.3.2.6.5.12: honorific
        • 3.3.2.6.5.13: lastname
        • 3.3.2.6.5.14: locality
        • 3.3.2.6.5.15: localityname
        • 3.3.2.6.5.16: middlename
        • 3.3.2.6.5.17: namedetails
        • 3.3.2.6.5.18: organizationinfo
        • 3.3.2.6.5.19: organizationname
        • 3.3.2.6.5.20: organizationnamedetails
        • 3.3.2.6.5.21: otherinfo
        • 3.3.2.6.5.22: personinfo
        • 3.3.2.6.5.23: personname
        • 3.3.2.6.5.24: postalcode
        • 3.3.2.6.5.25: thoroughfare
        • 3.3.2.6.5.26: url
        • 3.3.2.6.5.27: urls
  • 3.3.3: Learning and training elements
    • 3.3.3.1: Learning and training topic elements
      • 3.3.3.1.1: learningOverview
      • 3.3.3.1.2: learningOverviewbody
      • 3.3.3.1.3: learningContent
      • 3.3.3.1.4: learningContentbody
      • 3.3.3.1.5: learningSummary
      • 3.3.3.1.6: learningSummarybody
      • 3.3.3.1.7: learningAssessment
      • 3.3.3.1.8: learningAssessmentbody
      • 3.3.3.1.9: learningPlan
      • 3.3.3.1.10: learningPlanbody
      • 3.3.3.1.11: learningBase
      • 3.3.3.1.12: learningBasebody
    • 3.3.3.2: Learning and training map domain elements
      • 3.3.3.2.1: learningGroup
      • 3.3.3.2.2: learningObject
      • 3.3.3.2.3: learningPlanRef
      • 3.3.3.2.4: learningPreAssessmentRef
      • 3.3.3.2.5: learningOverviewRef
      • 3.3.3.2.6: learningContentRef
      • 3.3.3.2.7: learningContentComponentRef
      • 3.3.3.2.8: learningSummaryRef
      • 3.3.3.2.9: learningPostAssessmentRef
    • 3.3.3.3: Learning and training interactions domain elements
      • 3.3.3.3.1: lcInstructornote
      • 3.3.3.3.2: DITA learning interaction base domain elements
        • 3.3.3.3.2.1: lcInteractionBase
        • 3.3.3.3.2.2: lcQuestionBase
        • 3.3.3.3.2.3: lcOpenQuestion
        • 3.3.3.3.2.4: lcTrueFalse
        • 3.3.3.3.2.5: lcSingleSelect
        • 3.3.3.3.2.6: lcMultipleSelect
        • 3.3.3.3.2.7: lcSequencing
        • 3.3.3.3.2.8: lcMatching
        • 3.3.3.3.2.9: lcHotspot
    • 3.3.3.4: Learning and training metadata elements
      • 3.3.3.4.1: lcLom
      • 3.3.3.4.2: lomAggregationLevel
      • 3.3.3.4.3: lomContext
      • 3.3.3.4.4: lomCoverage
      • 3.3.3.4.5: lomDifficulty
      • 3.3.3.4.6: lomInstallationRemarks
      • 3.3.3.4.7: lomIntendedUserRole
      • 3.3.3.4.8: lomInteractivityLevel
      • 3.3.3.4.9: lomInteractivityType
      • 3.3.3.4.10: lomLearningResourceType
      • 3.3.3.4.11: lomOtherPlatformRequirements
      • 3.3.3.4.12: lomSemanticDensity
      • 3.3.3.4.13: lomStructure
      • 3.3.3.4.14: lomTechRequirement
      • 3.3.3.4.15: lomTypicalAgeRange
      • 3.3.3.4.16: lomTypicalLearningTime
    • 3.3.3.5: Other learning and training elements
      • 3.3.3.5.1: Common learning interactions elements
        • 3.3.3.5.1.1: lcAnswerContent
        • 3.3.3.5.1.2: lcAnswerOption
        • 3.3.3.5.1.3: lcAnswerOptionGroup
        • 3.3.3.5.1.4: lcArea
        • 3.3.3.5.1.5: lcAreaCoords
        • 3.3.3.5.1.6: lcAreaShape
        • 3.3.3.5.1.7: lcAsset
        • 3.3.3.5.1.8: lcCorrectResponse
        • 3.3.3.5.1.9: lcFeedback
        • 3.3.3.5.1.10: lcFeedbackCorrect
        • 3.3.3.5.1.11: lcFeedbackIncorrect
        • 3.3.3.5.1.12: lcHotspotMap
        • 3.3.3.5.1.13: lcItem
        • 3.3.3.5.1.14: lcMatchingHeader
        • 3.3.3.5.1.15: lcMatchingItem
        • 3.3.3.5.1.16: lcMatchingItemFeedback
        • 3.3.3.5.1.17: lcMatchingPair
        • 3.3.3.5.1.18: lcMatchTable
        • 3.3.3.5.1.19: lcOpenAnswer
        • 3.3.3.5.1.20: lcQuestion
        • 3.3.3.5.1.21: lcSequence
        • 3.3.3.5.1.22: lcSequenceOption
        • 3.3.3.5.1.23: lcSequenceOptionGroup
      • 3.3.3.5.2: Common learning content elements
        • 3.3.3.5.2.1: lcAge
        • 3.3.3.5.2.2: lcAssessment
        • 3.3.3.5.2.3: lcAttitude
        • 3.3.3.5.2.4: lcAudience
        • 3.3.3.5.2.5: lcBackground
        • 3.3.3.5.2.6: lcChallenge
        • 3.3.3.5.2.7: lcCIN
        • 3.3.3.5.2.8: lcClassroom
        • 3.3.3.5.2.9: lcClient
        • 3.3.3.5.2.10: lcConstraints
        • 3.3.3.5.2.11: lcDelivDate
        • 3.3.3.5.2.12: lcDelivery
        • 3.3.3.5.2.13: lcDownloadTime
        • 3.3.3.5.2.14: lcDuration
        • 3.3.3.5.2.15: lcEdLevel
        • 3.3.3.5.2.16: lcFileSizeLimitations
        • 3.3.3.5.2.17: lcGapAnalysis
        • 3.3.3.5.2.18: lcGapItem
        • 3.3.3.5.2.19: lcGapItemDelta
        • 3.3.3.5.2.20: lcGeneralDescription
        • 3.3.3.5.2.21: lcGoals
        • 3.3.3.5.2.22: lcGraphics
        • 3.3.3.5.2.23: lcHandouts
        • 3.3.3.5.2.24: lcInstruction
        • 3.3.3.5.2.25: lcInteraction
        • 3.3.3.5.2.26: lcIntervention
        • 3.3.3.5.2.27: lcInterventionItem
        • 3.3.3.5.2.28: lcIntro
        • 3.3.3.5.2.29: lcJtaItem
        • 3.3.3.5.2.30: lcKnowledge
        • 3.3.3.5.2.31: lcLearnStrat
        • 3.3.3.5.2.32: lcLMS
        • 3.3.3.5.2.33: lcModDate
        • 3.3.3.5.2.34: lcMotivation
        • 3.3.3.5.2.35: lcNeeds
        • 3.3.3.5.2.36: lcNeedsAnalysis
        • 3.3.3.5.2.37: lcNextSteps
        • 3.3.3.5.2.38: lcNoLMS
        • 3.3.3.5.2.39: lcObjective
        • 3.3.3.5.2.40: lcObjectives
        • 3.3.3.5.2.41: lcObjectivesGroup
        • 3.3.3.5.2.42: lcObjectivesStem
        • 3.3.3.5.2.43: lcOJT
        • 3.3.3.5.2.44: lcOrganizational
        • 3.3.3.5.2.45: lcOrgConstraints
        • 3.3.3.5.2.46: lcPlanAudience
        • 3.3.3.5.2.47: lcPlanDescrip
        • 3.3.3.5.2.48: lcPlanObjective
        • 3.3.3.5.2.49: lcPlanPrereqs
        • 3.3.3.5.2.50: lcPlanResources
        • 3.3.3.5.2.51: lcPlanSubject
        • 3.3.3.5.2.52: lcPlanTitle
        • 3.3.3.5.2.53: lcPlayers
        • 3.3.3.5.2.54: lcPrereqs
        • 3.3.3.5.2.55: lcProcesses
        • 3.3.3.5.2.56: lcProject
        • 3.3.3.5.2.57: lcResolution
        • 3.3.3.5.2.58: lcResources
        • 3.3.3.5.2.59: lcReview
        • 3.3.3.5.2.60: lcSecurity
        • 3.3.3.5.2.61: lcSkills
        • 3.3.3.5.2.62: lcSpecChars
        • 3.3.3.5.2.63: lcSummary
        • 3.3.3.5.2.64: lcTask
        • 3.3.3.5.2.65: lcTaskItem
        • 3.3.3.5.2.66: lcTechnical
        • 3.3.3.5.2.67: lcTime
        • 3.3.3.5.2.68: lcValues
        • 3.3.3.5.2.69: lcViewers
        • 3.3.3.5.2.70: lcW3C
        • 3.3.3.5.2.71: lcWorkEnv
        • 3.3.3.5.2.72: lcWorkEnvDescription
  • 3.3.4: Attributes
    • 3.3.4.1: Commonly referenced attribute groups
      • 3.3.4.1.1: display-atts attribute group
      • 3.3.4.1.2: global-atts attribute group
      • 3.3.4.1.3: univ-atts attribute group
      • 3.3.4.1.4: id-atts attribute group
      • 3.3.4.1.5: select-atts attribute group
      • 3.3.4.1.6: localization-atts attribute group
      • 3.3.4.1.7: relational-atts attribute group
        • 3.3.4.1.7.1: rel-atts attribute group
      • 3.3.4.1.8: topicref-atts, topicref-atts-no-toc, and topicref-atts-without-format attribute groups
      • 3.3.4.1.9: Other common DITA attributes
    • 3.3.4.2: Complex attribute definitions
      • 3.3.4.2.1: The href attribute
      • 3.3.4.2.2: The keys attribute
      • 3.3.4.2.3: The keyref attribute
      • 3.3.4.2.4: The conref attribute
        • 3.3.4.2.4.1: Using the -dita-use-conref-target value
      • 3.3.4.2.5: The conaction attribute
      • 3.3.4.2.6: The conrefend attribute
      • 3.3.4.2.7: The conkeyref attribute
      • 3.3.4.2.8: The type attribute
      • 3.3.4.2.9: The format attribute
      • 3.3.4.2.10: The scope attribute
      • 3.3.4.2.11: The role attribute
  • 3.3.5: Element quick reference
    • 3.3.5.1: Base DITA elements, A to Z
    • 3.3.5.2: Technical content elements, A to Z
    • 3.3.5.3: Learning and training elements, A to Z
    • 3.3.5.4: All DITA 1.2 elements, A to Z
• Chapter 4: Conformance
• Appendix A: Acknowledgments
• Appendix B: Non-normative information
  • B.6.1 Changes from previous versions
    • Changes from DITA 1.1 to DITA 1.2
    • Changes from DITA 1.0 to DITA 1.1
  • B.6.2 Migrating from DITA 1.1 to 1.2
  • B.6.3 DITA MIME type
  • B.6.4 Considerations for generalizing <foreign> elements
  • B.6.5 Element-by-element recommendations for translators
  • B.6.6 DITA module and shell implementation reference
  • B.6.7 DTD organization
  • B.6.8 XML schema organization
  • B.6.9 Processing component modularization and naming conventions
  • B.6.10 Processing interoperability considerations
  • B.6.11 Specialization design, customization, and the limits of specialization