- From: Henry S. Thompson <ht@inf.ed.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:22:20 +0000
- To: Paul Grosso <paul@paulgrosso.name>
- Cc: public-xml-core-wg@w3.org
Paul Grosso writes:
> On 2012-02-15 11:17, Henry S. Thompson wrote:
>> I thought it was in the XPointer Framework doc, but if it is I can't
>> see it.
>
> There is no id() xpointer scheme.
It's used in examples in the XPointer Framework document. . .
> XPointer Framework definition includes the shorthand pointer
> (formerly known as a barename) that matches an element whose
> identifier (e.g., id) matches the NCName given by the shorthand
> pointer.
Indeed.
But if memory serves, the reason it's _called_ a _shorthand_ pointer
is because it's a shortened form of the id() scheme. . .
>> That means as things stand 3023bis will _not_ require support for it.
>
> Support for what?
The id() scheme.
> There is no id() xpointer scheme, so there is no such thing as
> support for it.
OK, I'm relieved.
> And 3023bis better require support for XPointer Framework
> including the shorthand pointer.
That's already there, yes, not to worry.
ht
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