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Re: how would one define credible linking?

• To: "Devon Y." <vehementpetal@h...>
• Subject: Re: how would one define credible linking?
• From: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@f...>
• Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 21:35:47 -0600
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: Message from "Devon Y." <vehementpetal@h...> of "Sun, 11 Aug 2002 11:52:40 EDT." <F1750GPlrwAnekVgKMy00000f0d@h...>
• Sender: uche.ogbuji@f...

> What exactly does everyone mean by credible linking?
> 
> >From my view, it seems we each have a slightly different idea about it. For 
> me, I'd call a linking method credible, if it works in more than one app. 
> For example, I do a lot of web work and I'm dissatisfied that Mozilla uses 
> Xlink (an alternative is XSLT), Opera uses some CSS to make XML links work 
> (no Xlink or XSLT), and in IE you need to use XSLT to get a link working (no 
> CSS trick or Xlink). That, to me, makes each method non-credible/worthless.

I think you have the right idea here.   XLink is not yet really credible 
because everyone feels they can get away with ignoring it.  The W3C should be 
*making* XLink credible by encouraging its use in specs where applicable, and 
providing advocacy to implementors so we have less of the mess you point out.


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