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Re: XLink olden days

• To: "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@c...>
• Subject: Re: XLink olden days
• From: Paul Prescod <paul@p...>
• Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 12:21:55 -0700
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• References: <E17dkAX-0005lw-00@m...> <00f901c246e9$7bcafca0$fe193044@tbp1>

"Thomas B. Passin" wrote:
> 
> .... The problem
> is that most (maybe all) of these applications do not want ANY of the other
> capabilities of even a simple xlink href.  For example, in XTM you cannot
> use "role", "arcrole", "actuate", etc. attributes.  

I disagree. The "role" of a topicRef could be
"http://www.topicmaps.org/xtm/1.0/topicRef".
The "title" would be something human readable about the referenced
topic.
"arcrole" may not be useful.
"actuate" is an abomination.

> ... So you could say that
> these applications do not really use xlink at all except in name.

Using it "in name" is actually just fine. If a link-checking or
link-maintaining application can recognize XLinks in XTMs then something
useful has been accomplished.

-- 
"When I walk on the floor for the final execution, I'll wear a denim 
suit. I'll walk in there like Willie Nelson, John Wayne, Will Smith 
-- Men in Black -- James Brown. Maybe do a Michael Jackson moonwalk."
Congressman James Traficant.

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