Re: rewrite of TOC checkpoints.

On Sun, 3 Nov 2002, Lynne Rosenthal wrote:

> In Guideline 13, add:
>
> Checkpoint:  Provide a way to find conformance information

If checkpoint "title" is not normative/testable text, I would suggest
saying some thing like "easy way" or "fast way" to make the intention
apparent.

> To fulfill this checkpoint, a specification MUST provide at least one
> navigation mechanism that allows the reader to locate all
> conformance-related information in the specification.

Two problems/concerns:

	- scanning a spec word-by-word can be considered
	  "navigation"; searching the document for word
	  "conformance" is a navigation mechanism; thus,
	  every text-based spec will meet your requirement

	- if conformance clause requires that all MUSTs are
	  supported (for example), does "all conformance-related
	  information" include location of every MUST? If yes,
	  that may be impossible to index in a usable way. If no,
	  "all related" should be defined to exclude individual
	  checkpoints (like "all MUSTs").

Thanks,

Alex.


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