RE: Is there a way in respec to hyperlink to external refs?

Define a URN scheme for spec references. In a world where URNs work, the source format would be better than the destination.



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From: Marcos Caceres [mailto:w3c@marcosc.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:21 AM
To: Robin Berjon
Cc: Travis Leithead; Eliot Graff; spec-prod@w3.org
Subject: Re: Is there a way in respec to hyperlink to external refs?




On Wednesday, 29 August 2012 at 10:38, Robin Berjon wrote:

> 2) Scheme-based
>  
> Just extend the current way of referring to definitions — which is simply <a>dfn-name</a> — with a magical scheme. So referring to a definition in another spec would just be <a href='spec:dom4'>Node</a> or <a href='spec:dom4#node'>the Node interface</a>. Yes, it violates WebArch. It's a source format, though, so I don't think that matters (send the Architecture Police!).
>  

I like this one. Feels more natural than the other ones - and violating WebArch makes you feel like a standards-badass, which is a bonus!
  

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