3.2.6 Understanding variable vs.
fixed names and keys
To specify certain actions for the Configuration Manager
to perform, you must distinguish between variable-name and fixed-name
configuration sections, and between variable-key and fixed-key settings.
Variable-name vs. fixed-name
sections
- A variable-name configuration
section can have any name at all; examples are format definitions
and macro definitions, where the section name is the name of the format
or macro.
- A fixed-name configuration section
has a name defined by DITA2Go; examples include Setup and HTMLOptions.
Variable-key vs. fixed-key
settings
- Variable-key settings are
characterized by keys that usually consist of a format name (such as
the settings in section HTMLParaStyles) or an object
identifier (such as the settings in section GraphGroup).
- Fixed-key settings must use
a key from a set of DITA2Go-specified names for keys that are
valid in their section (such as the settings in section Setup). See §42.2.7
Understanding fixed-key vs. variable-key settings.
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the kind of change to make
Parent Topic: 3.2 Editing
files with the Configuration Manager
Sibling Topics:
3.2.1 Understanding
how to use the Configuration Manager
3.2.2 Starting
the Configuration Manager
3.2.3 Setting Configuration
Manager preferences
3.2.4 Establishing
a starting point
3.2.5 Choosing
a configuration category or file type
3.2.7 Choosing
the kind of change to make
3.2.8 Selecting
a configuration section
3.2.9 Selecting
a configuration setting
3.2.10 Selecting
a configuration file
3.2.11 Specifying
a final value