- From: Paul Prescod <paul@prescod.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 14:20:34 -0400
- To: Norman Walsh <Norman.Walsh@Sun.COM>, www-tag@w3.org
Norman Walsh wrote: > > ... > > I think we can finesse that point as follows: > > For instance, if the representation is an HTML document, the > fragment identifier designates a hypertext anchor. If the > ^^^^^^ > representation is an XML document, the fragment identifier > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > designates an element. In the case of a graphics format, a URI > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > reference might designate a circle or spline. What if the representation is both an XML document and a graphics format? i.e. SVG! > ... In the case of RDF, a > a URI reference can designate anything, be it abstract (e.g., a > dream) or concrete (e.g., my car). Here we go again. Are we designating the element or the abstraction represented by the element? -- "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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