Default DITA Document Type Configuration File Settings

If there is no document type configuration file (.dcf) associated with a DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) document type, Arbortext Editor uses the following file for DITA topics by default:

Default DITA .dcf File Settings
.dcf Element	.dcf Attribute	DITA Default Value
Options	assignId	yes
	defaultExtension	dita or ditamap
	directionalityAttribute	dir
	equationSupport	no
	idAttribute	id
	implyScaleToFit	yes
	scaleToFitOverridesScale	yes
	windowClass	ditaTopicConfig or ditaMapConfig
DitaOptions	conrefAttribute	conref
	dragAndDropElementList	topichead
	specializationAttribute	class
	topicCompositionMap	map PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Map//EN" "map.dtd"
	keysAttribute	keys
	keyrefAttribute	keyref
Specials — Graphic	element	image
	filename	href
	horizScale	scale
	reproDepth	height
	reproWidth	width
	vertScale	scale
Specials — Link	element	xref
	uri	href
	element	link
	uri	href

Some of the attributes set in the DitaOptions element can also be set in the Options element, though best practice is to set these attributes in DitaOptions.

Any other .dcf file settings must be explicitly set for a DITA document type. Note that the .dcf file settings in the Specials element for Graphic and Link are overridden by any conflicting settings in the Arbortext Styler stylesheet (.style) for the document type.