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2007-07-24 10:19:52 |
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[Note: I accidentally CCed the wrong list with the below message. docbook-apps, feel free to ignore.]
"The link is a general purpose hypertext element."
The
element I propose has nothing to do with hypertext. It is simply
another part of an <address>, same as <email>,
<phone>, etc. It is another bit of information about how to
contact a person/organization.
If we already have <email>, then why not <web>; or
<homepage>? Also remember that an email address can be displayed
as hypertext as well (i.e. a mailto: link in a web browser), but it
doesn't have to be. Same with a home page URL. We don't have to use
<link> for an email address within <address>.
Colin
On 7/24/07, tom_schr web.de">tom_schrweb.de < tom_schrweb.de">tom_schrweb.de
> wrote:Hi,
> [...]
> > Maybe I am missing something obvious, but why not use link?
>;
> Because it's a link, not a URL
But a link can also be a URI/URL. According to the TDG[1]:
»The link is a general purpose hypertext element. [...]
If it has an xlink:href attribute, link is the equivalent of an
HTML anchor (<html:a href=";...">) for cross reference
; with a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).«
Maybe I didn't understand your argument. But why introduce
another element when there is already a general purpose element
for this issue? 
Bye,
Tom
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[1] http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/link.html
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2007-07-24 11:01:06 |
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HI COLIN,
YOU CAN PROPOSE THIS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE
DOCBOOK TECHNICAL COMMITTEE BY FILING A REQUEST ON THE DOCBOOK SOURCEFORGE
SITE.&NBSP; USE TRACKER->RFES AND THEN SUBMIT NEW.&NBSP; THAT'S THE WAY TO
GET IT IN THE QUEUE.
&NBSP;
&NBSP;
&NBSP;
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SENT: TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2007 8:19
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SUBJECT: RE: [DOCBOOK] ELEMENT FOR AN
AUTHOR'S WEBSITE URL
[NOTE: I ACCIDENTALLY CCED THE WRONG LIST WITH THE BELOW
MESSAGE.&NBSP; DOCBOOK-APPS, FEEL FREE TO IGNORE.]
"THE
LINK IS A GENERAL PURPOSE HYPERTEXT ELEMENT."
THE ELEMENT I
PROPOSE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HYPERTEXT.&NBSP; IT IS SIMPLY ANOTHER PART OF
AN <ADDRESS>, SAME AS <EMAIL>, <PHONE>, ETC.&NBSP; IT IS
ANOTHER BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO CONTACT A PERSON/ORGANIZATION.
IF WE ALREADY HAVE <EMAIL>, THEN WHY NOT <WEB>; OR
<HOMEPAGE>?&NBSP; ALSO REMEMBER THAT AN EMAIL ADDRESS CAN BE DISPLAYED
AS HYPERTEXT AS WELL (I.E. A MAILTO: LINK IN A WEB BROWSER), BUT IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE.&NBSP; SAME WITH A HOME PAGE URL.&NBSP; WE DON'T HAVE TO USE
<LINK> FOR AN EMAIL ADDRESS WITHIN <ADDRESS>.
COLIN
ON 7/24/07, WEB.DE">TOM_SCHRWEB.DE <WEB.DE">TOM_SCHRWEB.DE > WROTE:
HI,
>
[...]
> > MAYBE I AM MISSING SOMETHING OBVIOUS, BUT WHY NOT USE
LINK?
>
> BECAUSE IT'S A LINK, NOT A URL
BUT A LINK CAN
ALSO BE A URI/URL. ACCORDING TO THE TDG[1]:
&NBSP;&NBSP;»THE LINK IS
A GENERAL PURPOSE HYPERTEXT ELEMENT. [...]
&NBSP;&NBSP; IF IT HAS AN
XLINK:HREF ATTRIBUTE, LINK IS THE EQUIVALENT OF AN
&NBSP;&NBSP; HTML
ANCHOR (<HTML:A HREF="...">) FOR CROSS REFERENCE
&NBSP;&NBSP; WITH
A UNIFORM RESOURCE IDENTIFIER (URI).«
MAYBE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND YOUR
ARGUMENT. BUT WHY INTRODUCE
ANOTHER ELEMENT WHEN THERE IS ALREADY A
GENERAL PURPOSE ELEMENT
FOR THIS ISSUE?
BYE,
TOM
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[1] HTTP://WWW.DOCBOOK.ORG/TDG5/EN/HTML/LINK.HTML
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