Re: Proposed URI classes

[Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com>]

/ Tony Coates <Tony.Coates@reuters.com> was heard to say:
| On 28/11/2000 16:17:55 John Cowan wrote:
| 
| >No, actually I suggest
| >
| ><catalog>
| >  <remap type="system" source="xxx" target="yyy"/>
| >  <map source="xxx" target="yyy"/>
| >  <remap type="widget" source="xxx" target="yyy"/>
| ></catalog>
| 
| What is the semantic difference here between "remap" and "map"?  Can
| you give an example?  Thanks,

I think John intends for 'remap' to imply a context (only look at
<remap type='system' ...> elements when you've got a SYSTEM identifier
in hand) and 'map' to be a sort of global fallback. He'll correct
me if I'm wrong :-)

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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