Re: Generic link handling

On Friday, November 29, 2002, 7:59:40 PM, Ann wrote:



>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: www-tag-request@w3.org [mailto:www-tag-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of
>> Chris Lilley
>>> Part of the issue is that some folks do not reliably distinuish
>> between an attribute of type anyURI, which there can be lots of per
>> element, and a link (which can have only one such attribute that forms
>> the link URI, if there is to be any metadata also associated with
>> that link  using standard and readily recognisable attribute names).

AN> Actually I think it's more of a problem of some people assuming
AN> that a link is restricted in such a manner (to one attribute
AN> forming a link URI). That's NOT been the case until XLink decided
AN> to make it so, despite significant outcry.

Could you give some examples of a language which does not have such a
restriction?



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