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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: Re: Linking in DocBook V5.0


On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 05:55:22AM -0500, Norman Walsh wrote:
> / Karl Eichwalder <ke@gnu.franken.de> was heard to say:
> | <para>Please, use one of our <ulink xlink:type="extended">
> |      <locator .../>
> |      <locator .../>
> |      <locator .../>
> |      <arc ../>
> |      <arc ../>
> |      <arc ../>
> |      <arc ../>
> |      mirror sites</ulink>.</para>
> 
> I don't think that would be a legal extended link unless one of the
> locators pointed to the ulink element and identified it as a resource.
> And even if it did, that would still only make sense for the arc(s)
> that used that resource as a starting resource (which might be none of
> them).

Sure, one must ajust the arcs and locators appropriately, but
if constructed properly this achieve exactly what Karl has in mind.

> | Popup a list to select an item from (or somethink).  Make it a
> | backlinked standalone document.
> 
> I don't know how to do that in any of the popular presentation systems.

  I don't know any popular direct DocBook renderer either, does
this mean we are loosing our time using it ;-) ?

Daniel

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