Re: Rethinking @src in the context of chaining rules

Ben Adida wrote:
> 
> As per my action item from last week, here are some thoughts on @src
> given the new chaining rules.
> 
> PROPOSAL: @src defines a subject, not an object. @about overrides @src
> in the same way that @resource overrides @href.
> 
> Arguments:
> 
> 0) Given that an image is inline, it would be quite odd not to be able
> to declare an @instanceof on that image using simply:
> 
> <img src="foo.jpg" instanceof="foaf:Image" />
> 
> 1) Having three different ways to specify an object, @resource, @href,
> and @src is probably a sign of bad design.
> 
> 2) Declaring a foaf:img is trivial with the new chaining rules, even
> when @src is the subject:
> 
> <div about="#me" rel="foaf:img">
>  <img src="foo.jpg" instanceof="foaf:Image" />
> </div>
> 
> 3) Using @about to override @src allows for just the kinds of situations
> where the rendered does not quite match the semantic: e.g. you used a
> thumbnail picture but you want to declare a semantic relationship with
> the full-size image.
> 
> 4) Ivan is happy :)
> 

How could I say no to the proposal then?:-)

Seriously: I agree. It solves the issues we had. One problem less:-)

Ivan

> 
> Okay, I could come up with more, but I'll just say that, given the clean
> design of Mark's chaining rules, the @src-as-subject proposal just makes
> sense in my mind.
> 
> -Ben
> 

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