If a user links directly to a Word document, they may not realize that they need to download the ZIP file to access the additional elements.
There are actually three workflows involved with additional elements:
- All Standalone - Word, Element Files: Word document with additional elements packaged with the document in the ZIP file. Self-contained; always ensures that the correct additional element files are associated with the document.
- Hybrid - Word/GitHub: Word document with links to additional elements on GitHub provided in the Additional Elements annex. If not strictly maintained, additional elements might be modified, throwing them out of sync with the document.
- All GitHub: HTML document with additional elements on GitHub provided in the Additional Elements annex. As with the hybrid approach, care must be taken with additional element maintenance.
Especially where the standalone is concerned, users need to be alerted to the presence of the additional elements and how to access them.
Beyond, it would be good practice to let hybrid and all GitHub users know that there are additional elements that are part of the standard.
If a user links directly to a Word document, they may not realize that they need to download the ZIP file to access the additional elements.
There are actually three workflows involved with additional elements:
Especially where the standalone is concerned, users need to be alerted to the presence of the additional elements and how to access them.
Beyond, it would be good practice to let hybrid and all GitHub users know that there are additional elements that are part of the standard.