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Subject: Re: [docbook] Request: Feedback on proposal for new URI element
Tobias: What would you suggest instead of Italics for aural stylesheets? Carlos -- Carlos Araya WebCT Administrator /Trainer consultant EMail: werewolf25@earthlink.net Web: http://rivendell.no-ip.info Please note: I am no longer employed by the California Virtual Campus. All CVC business should be addressed to Martha Mills, Project Director at mmills@cvc.edu ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tobias Reif" <tobiasreif@pinkjuice.com> Cc: <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 02:40 Subject: Re: [docbook] Request: Feedback on proposal for new URI element > Michael Smith wrote: > > ----------------- > > 1.1 Processing expectations > > > > Unlike the Ulink element, Uri is not rendered as > > an actual hyperlink to the content found at the > > location it references. Instead, it appears as > > literal text, perhaps distinguished > > typographically (for example, in monospace or > > italic type). > > > I'd be happy if the spec generally would be less media specific. In > aural etc media, there is no italic type. > > > > 3. Attributes discussion > > ------------------------ > > > > Type > > Specifies the type of URI. This attribute is > > provided as a means for users to distinguish > > categories of URIs from one another. For example, > > the following set of potential values might be > > useful under certain circumstances: > > > > * xmlNamespace > > * saxFeatureName > > * saxPropertyName > > * jaxpFeatureName > > * soapAction > > * rddlPurposes > > * rddlNature > > > > 4. Examples > > ----------- > > > > The correct system identifier to use when referring to > > the Web location of the DocBook 4.2 DTD is <uri > > >http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd</uri>. > > > If there is something (eg some data or document) to be found on the > location, then perhaps type="locator" or type="resourceLocator" would > make sense. > Software can try to load the resource; if type != locator, it doesn't > have to try, since there probably is nothing at the other end. > > Personally, I'd be happy to have elements uri and url (Can be the same > string, but marked up as locator (url) if used to locate a resource, and > marked up as identifier (uri) when used as such.), but that goes against > the current Zeitgeist AFAICS :) > > > Tobi > > -- > http://www.pinkjuice.com/ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: docbook-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org > For additional commands, e-mail: docbook-help@lists.oasis-open.org > >
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