Printing @importance="optional" for more than steps

[dgallo]

We are using the attribute @importance="optional" on more than just step elements, therefore we need the word "Optional" to print whenever it is used. Currently the word "Optional" only prints when it is used for steps.

I need it to work for both HTML and PDF output.

[bogdan_cercelaru]

Hello,

I've tested by setting the @importance="optional" attribute on a paragraph in a DITA topic but this attribute is not passed in the generated output.
As a workaround, you could use the outputclass attribute, with a custom value (for example, @outputclass="optional") and a custom CSS:

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*[class*="optional"]:before{

    display: inline-block;

    content: "Optional:";

    font-weight: bold;

    padding-right: .5em

}

To use a custom CSS you have to set the "args.copycss" parameter to "yes" and the "args.css" to point to your custom CSS file.

Regards,
Bogdan

[dgallo]

Is there another way of doing this without having to use an outputclass? Can the important attribute be updated to have word phrases be printed out when used on more than just step elements?

[Radu]

Hi,

Right now the @importance attribute doe not seem to be used very much in the publishing engine.
Possibly my creating an XSLT customization for the HTML output, matching a certain DITA element you could use the value of the attribute and set a certain attribute to the corresponding HTML element but there is no such builtin capability.

Regards,
Radu