RE: Arch Doc: 18 Sep: abstract

What do you mean by "active" versus "descriptive" links?

I have kind of thought that "hyper" is associated with generally human
targetted.  XLink, intended for hyperlinking, has "show" and "actuate" axis
because of the "hyper" part.

Cheers,
Dave

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> The research community uses the term "hypertext" to encompass all
> forms of interaction with information through active links.  The
> term hypermedia is sometimes used as well, though much less now
> than a decade ago.  We usually differentiate between active and
> descriptive links when talking architecture.  Hypertext and links
> are therefore not synonymous.
>
> ....Roy
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