RE: Included points

Good point.  I'll raise this with the WG and see if we can get a
solution into the last call draft (which is finished but not yet
published) or whether we will consider this as our very first last call
comment.

Thanks!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elliotte Rusty Harold [mailto:elharo@metalab.unc.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 4:59 PM
> To: www-xml-xinclude-comments@w3.org
> Subject: Included points
> 
> I don't see anything in the XInclude draft that says anything aobut
what
> happens when the XPointer in an href attribute selects a point or a
set
> of points.
> 
> I suspect the answer is nothing happens. A point is non-dimensional so
> including it might not really mean anything. However, given the notion
> of potential inclusion with ranges, I'm not 100% sure. It also seems
> plausible that some informaiton item containing the point might be
> included. It would be nice if a note in the spec could clarify this
> matter.
> 
> 
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