[osis-core] Is this ready for OSIS 1.1? Reference
Patrick Durusau
osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
Fri, 05 Jul 2002 05:48:02 -0400
Todd,
Todd Tillinghast wrote:
> I am not sure I like the addation of xlink and xpointer to reference.
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Are you reading the same release I am? I said that xlink/xpointer would
be added, not that they are part of the current spec.
I also noted, or meant to, that the currrent references can be used by a
number of technologies and not just those two.
> I am not clear how we would expect people to use the rich behavior.
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> It is seems that there should be two different elements for theses two
> different purposes.
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Different for XLink and XPointer? Not sure what you mean. (By way of
explanation, I have always seen XPointer as an extension to XLink.)
> I suspect that there will be those who would suggest that my
> perspective on references is merely a simple form of an xlink, but by
> allowing the broader scoped element (which is a valuable tool) you
> also loose the opportunity for a specific form and for valadation.
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> Todd
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Patrick
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Patrick Durusau
Director of Research and Development
Society of Biblical Literature
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