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Subject: Re: [xtm-wg] XTM syntax issues:solution
> > Nikita Ogievetsky wrote that: > > So you can address Association by topicRef. > > This is written up somewhere in the spec. > > Could not find exactly where, but remember reading > > it. :-)) > > In the light of above discussion, I don't agree with > this view, as the XTM-PM report explicitly states that > a topicRef can point to only t-node's (but not > a-nodes); that is at page 33 of XTM-PM Dec 4 review: > > "it is always a repotable XTM error if a <topicRef> > element references any resource that is not a topic > element that explicitly demand the existence of > t-node..." > Ok, I searched the archives of the list and found the following: Sat Dec 16 23:19:08 2000 Murray wrote: Re: ANNOUNCE: update to XTM repository (new XTM 1.0 DTD; update to proto-spec) .... c. changed #IMPLIED to #REQUIRED 'id' attribute on <association>, since it is a subtype of <topic> and has the same requirement on needing an unambiguous identifier. This will also guarantee that it can be pointed to by a topic. (I believe this corresponds to the conceptual model as well). ... As Murray usually speaks for all the editors, this was understood by me that "association" can be pointed at by <topicRef> element. However I agree and join Daniel that in order to avoid ambiguities spec has to state this clearly. Thanks, Nikita. -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~> eGroups eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! http://click.egroups.com/1/9698/0/_/337252/_/977162082/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> To Post a message, send it to: xtm-wg@eGroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: xtm-wg-unsubscribe@eGroups.com
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