Re: [docbook-apps] xml:base and stylesheets

[Elliotte Harold <elharo@metalab.unc.edu>]

Bob Stayton wrote:
> You must be using the snapshot release, because version 1.69.1 does 
> retain and merge them.  In the snapshots, a new parameter named 
> 'keep.relative.image.uris' was added.  If set to 0, then xml:base 
> attributes are processed.  The default value is 0 in fo and 1 in html.
> 

Thanks. I am indeed using the snapshot because the 169.1 doesn't work 
wioth DocBook 5.  Where"s the code to resolve this hiding? I'm now 
seeing output like this:

s week's topics are relatively new. They are not yet covered in
many books. One notable exception is
</p>

<img width="107" align="left" 
src="file:/Users/elharo/Projects/workspace/CS905/build/week13////Users/elharo/Projects/workspace/CS905/build/awt.gif"/>

when I should have this:


<img width="107" align="left" 
src="file:///Users/elharo/Projects/workspace/CS905/build/week13/awt.gif"/>

I suspect the xml:base attributes which use only one initial slash are 
somehow confusing the base resolution code. I hate file URIs. I have to 
reread all the RFCs now to figure out whose got the bug.

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