[docbook-apps] Re: [docbook] Request: Feedback on proposal for new URI element

["Carlos Araya" <carlos at cvc dot edu>]

Tobias:

What would you suggest instead of Italics for aural stylesheets?

Carlos

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tobias Reif" <tobiasreif@pinkjuice.com>
Cc: <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 02:40
Subject: Re: [docbook] Request: Feedback on proposal for new URI element


> Michael Smith wrote:
>
> -----------------
> >   1.1 Processing expectations
> >
> >      Unlike the Ulink element, Uri is not rendered as
> >      an actual hyperlink to the content found at the
> >      location it references. Instead, it appears as
> >      literal text, perhaps distinguished
> >      typographically (for example, in monospace or
> >      italic type).
>
>
> I'd be happy if the spec generally would be less media specific. In
> aural etc media, there is no italic type.
>
>
> > 3. Attributes discussion
> > ------------------------
> >
> >   Type
> >     Specifies the type of URI. This attribute is
> >     provided as a means for users to distinguish
> >     categories of URIs from one another. For example,
> >     the following set of potential values might be
> >     useful under certain circumstances:
> >
> >       * xmlNamespace
> >       * saxFeatureName
> >       * saxPropertyName
> >       * jaxpFeatureName
> >       * soapAction
> >       * rddlPurposes
> >       * rddlNature
> >
> > 4. Examples
> > -----------
> >
> >   The correct system identifier to use when referring to
> >   the Web location of the DocBook 4.2 DTD is <uri
> >     >http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd</uri>.
>
>
> If there is something (eg some data or document) to be found on the
> location, then perhaps type="locator" or type="resourceLocator" would
> make sense.
> Software can try to load the resource; if type != locator, it doesn't
> have to try, since there probably is nothing at the other end.
>
> Personally, I'd be happy to have elements uri and url (Can be the same
> string, but marked up as locator (url) if used to locate a resource, and
> marked up as identifier (uri) when used as such.), but that goes against
> the current Zeitgeist AFAICS :)
>
>
> Tobi
>
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