- From: Sid Vishnoi <sidvishnoi8@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 19:51:47 +0530
- To: spec-prod <spec-prod@w3.org>
Hi all! ReSpec now uses the Webref database [1] for auto linking of external definitions (xref). Webref is more extensive and up-to-date than our previous data source - CSSWG Shepherd. It's also easier to add new specs to the database. With this, you'll now be able to auto link definitions from even more specs! Over time, the manual `<a data-cite>` will need to be used only in exceptional cases. If you haven't used xref before, a quick introduction can be found at https://respec.org/docs/#referencing-terms-from-other-specifications. Note that some of the references that were fine before might not work anymore, as the data in Webref and Shepherd is not 100% compatible. Please make sure to only reference the definitions that are exported from other specifications. Contact the spec maintainers if a term you need is not exported. Use the xref UI (https://respec.org/xref/) to search for exported definitions, if needed. Please report issues to the ReSpec.org repo [2], or ask for help in #respec channel in the W3C Community Slack. [1]: https://github.com/w3c/webref/ [2]: https://github.com/marcoscaceres/respec.org/ Relevant PR: https://github.com/sidvishnoi/respec-xref-route/pull/70 -- Cheers! Sid Vishnoi
Received on Tuesday, 8 December 2020 14:22:16 UTC