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[docbook] XLink and OLink in Docbook 5
- From: "Peter Ring" <PRI at magnus dot dk>
- To: <docbook at lists dot oasis-open dot org>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:46:47 +0100
- Subject: [docbook] XLink and OLink in Docbook 5
XLink hasn't been discussed here since mid 2002, so I'd like to bring up the subject. XLink has been scheduled for inclusion into Docbook since 2001, so no-one should be surprised. On the other hand, most people have limited experience with XLink.
We're considering up-translating some legacy content with lots of external links and cross-references to Docbook. We've been using olink for maintaining external links, so I'd like to get an idea about what to expect from Docbook V5.0. Can I re-implement the existing targetdoc#targetptr semantics of olink with xlink?
We seriously want to use extended links, i.e., external linkbases. In 2001, XLink looked like a promissing technology, but since then, most of the XLink processors have disappeared. Anyone out there using extended XLinks today?
kind regards
Peter Ring