RE: DOCBOOK-APPS: Help project structure

[Dave Pawson <DaveP at dpawson dot freeserve dot co dot uk>]

At 14:54 19/03/2002 -0500, Nancy (Paisner) Harrison wrote:

>Toolsmiths, including authors who are toolsmiths, tend to prefer 'ease of 
>processing;' authors who aren't toolsmiths generally prefer 'rules that 
>make sense.'

<chuckles/>



>>In which case is it another  rule that topics should be 'standalone',
>>i.e. need no glue?
>
>The same topic might need glue in a print context but not in an online 
>context. Even if a topic is standalone, if you put it in a linearly 
>oriented book you may have to introduce it or connect it to something. As 
>always, the medium is the message, or at least the medium has a high 
>impact on the message.

Hence the question. Is it truly a topic (DITA wise) if its not standalone?

Regards DaveP