Changes from CNXML 0.4 to CNXML 0.5

This is an overview list of changes, for a full description of what has changed, see the specification.

Overview

• New DOCTYPE (0.4 -> 0.5)
• New namespace http://cnx.rice.edu/cnxml. Note lack of version number
• New top-level tag: module -> document
• Tag groupings: structural, inline, special
• New supplemental materials tags: glossary and bib:file

New tags

• document replaces module
• code replaces codeline and codeblock. (use type attribute to distinguish between inline and block code)
• foreign for foreign language words and phrases
• quote for quotations
  • type attribute can be inline or block
  • src optional attribute to link to source
• seealso can appear as the last tag of definition to list related words
  • can contain one or more term elements
• param tag for passing parameters to media objects (applets for example)
  • name attribute specifies name of parameter
  • value attribute gives value of parameter
• glossary tag for appending a glossary to the module
  • can contain one or more definition tags

Tag changes

• Many changes in allowed children to simplify rules (see specification)
• New optional src attribute on term and cite to provide links
• module attribute on cnxn changed to document
• media tags can take param tags and may be nested

Bibliography

• Use of tags in bibtexml namespace
• bib:file may appear after glossary
  • can contain one or more bib:entry tags