Re: DOCBOOK: URI/URL markup in DocBook

[Dave Pawson <daveP@dpawson.freeserve.co.uk>]

At 04:13 20/08/2002, Michael Smith wrote:

>During the next monthly DocBook TC telcon, the TC will discuss adding
>URL/URN markup to the DocBook DTD.
>
>So, can others on the list please comment on their needs/expectations
>regarding URN/URL markup?
>
>Specifically:
>
>  * Would adding 'url' and 'urn' to the list of enumerated values for
>    the Systemitem element be a satisfactory solution?

No. Too similar.


>or
>
>  * Do you have a need for markup that would allow you to distinguish
>    between different types of URLs and URNs?

No. Again, indistinguishable from a presenation aspect.
Suggest its a CSS task for presentation?

Regards DaveP