Omni Systems, Inc. Mif2Go User's Guide, Version 55
> 15 Converting to DITA XML > 15.4 Configuring DITA elements > 15.4.6 Assigning attributes to DITA elements > 15.4.6.4 Specifying attribute values for a block element or parent
For attributes of block elements, you can do the following:
Assign block element attributes
Override block element attributes
Assign interpolated parent attributes
Override interpolated parent attributes
When you want to override default or assigned attributes, keep in mind:
Where to use DITAAttribute markers
Assign block element attributes
To apply attributes (other than id
)
to a block element (other than <xref>
),
assign attribute=
"
value
"
pairs, separated by spaces, to the paragraph format(s) mapped to the
element:
; Frame para format (wildcards OK) = attributes
ParaFmt = attribute1="value1" attribute2="value2" ...
You can use Mif2Go macros for any part of the assignment, or even for the entire assignment. For example:
ParaFmt = <$MacroToWriteAttrs>
Override block element attributes
To override a setting in [DITAParaAttributes]
or to override default attributes for a particular instance of a block
element, place a DITAAttribute
marker in a paragraph mapped to the element, with content
as follows:
elementname: attribute1="value1" attribute2="value2" ...
linklist: role="friend" type="reference"
The name of the element must be followed by a
colon. Separate attribute
="
value
"
pairs with a space. Each value must be enclosed in double quotes. You
can use Mif2Go macros for everything after the colon.
Assign interpolated parent attributes
To assign attributes to an interpolated parent of a block element:
; Frame para format (wildcards OK) = parentname: attributes
ParaFmt = parentname: attribute1="value1" attribute2="value2" ...
You can use Mif2Go macros for the assignment.
Override interpolated parent attributes
To override a setting in [DITAParentAttributes]
or to override default attributes for an interpolated parent of a block
element, place a DITAAttribute
marker in a paragraph mapped to the element, with content
as follows:
parentname: attribute1="value1" attribute2="value2" ...
To apply attributes to more than one interpolated parent, use a separate marker for each parent.
Where to use DITAAttribute markers
Use DITAAttribute markers only to supply attribute values other than the DTD default values for an element, or to override attribute values specified in a configuration file. Do not use DITAAttribute markers for any of the following:
id
attribute of
the current element; use a DITAElemID
markermarker instead. See §15.4.6.1 Specifying a value for the id attribute.
id
attribute of
an interpolated parent of the current element; use a DITAParentID
marker instead. See §15.4.6.1 Specifying a value for the id attribute.
<xref>
element
attributes; use DITALink*
markers instead. See §15.10.6 Overriding <xref> attribute values.
A DITAAttribute
marker overrides settings in [DITAParaAttributes]
and [DITAParentAttributes]
, but does not override
settings in [DITACharAttributes]
(see §15.4.6.5 Specifying attribute values for an inline element)
or [DITATableAttributes]
(see §15.6 Converting tables to DITA XML).