[oXygen-user] ID Setting Extension for DITA Authoring

[Radu Coravu]

Hi Eliot,

1) The answer is no, but we are already considering adding an 
enhancement for automatic ID assignment when content is inserted in the 
Author.
Of course, the tag names for which ID values will be automatically 
generated will be customizable. So when this gets done your problem will 
be solved, but in the meantime...

2) I created a sample operation for inserting a DITA Topic with an 
unique identifier.
A jar file is attached containing both the operation class and its 
source so you can modify it.
You have to edit the "DITA" document type, in the "Classpath" tab add 
your additional library and in the "Actions" table for the 
"insert.topic" action invoke your own custom operation in all XPath 
contexts.
Then you can call the action from the toolbar, menus or with a shortcut 
and have topics with different ID's inserted on each invocation.

Regards,
Radu

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Eliot Kimber wrote:
> I'm using Author to create DITA documents that have nested topics. An
> annoyance is that topics require the id= attribute, so having inserted a
> nested topic, I then have to set the ID even though I don't really care what
> the ID is. 
>
> My questions:
>
> 1. Is there already a sample Oxygen extension that assigns IDs that I can
> use or adapt for this?
>
> 2. If the answer to (1) is no, where should I look for guidance on how to
> implement such an extension.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eliot
>
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