Adding a step number to a 1-step task

[mdslup]

In a DITA task file, if the taskbody > steps has only one STEP element, the resulting web output does not add the "1.".
Even if it's a single step, I still want the "1" to appear in the ::before area of the resulting HTML span. Where can I edit this option?

[Radu]

Hi,

There does not seem to be a publishing parameter for this.
In the XSLT stylesheet "OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT3.x/plugins/org.dita.html5/xsl/task.xsl" there is an XML comment:

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<!-- Single step. Process any stepsection before the step (cannot appear after). -->

so that is the place where the decision is made. Probably an HTML customization plugin could override the xsl:template and change it so that it no longer takes this decision.

Regards,
Radu

[mdslup]

Can I request a feature enhancement for a future oxygen release? At least to make this a flag or an xsl extension point?

[Radu]

Hi,

Hi, I added an improvement request based on what you proposed:
https://github.com/dita-ot/dita-ot/issues/4072

Maybe as a workaround you can match on the generated <div> element for that single step with a custom CSS stylesheet and add a "1." before it:

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div.step:before {
	content: "1. ";
}

Regards,
Radu