[tei-council] xml-colon-thing

[Sebastian Rahtz]

Syd Bauman wrote:

>* Why would one want to need an eXist database to do something so
>  simple? Seems almost ridiculous.
>
>  
>
because its being used already so extensively in the ODD processing,
its free

>* On the other hand, pointers like "#duck" say exactly what they
>  mean, whereas pointers like "../pond.xml#duck" references the file
>  structure, which is an artificial hierarchy and naming system
>  imposed upon the document, and could change willy-nilly.
>  
>
absolutely right. this would be untenable. over dead bodies, etc

>why can't I specify
>
>  <p>Like everyone, I have too many Beatles
>    albums<anchor xml:id="bas"/>.</p>
>  <!-- ... -->
>  <note target="./music_discussion.xml#bas"/>When I finally cleaned
>    house, I found 3 copies of <title>Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts
>    Club Band</title>.</note>
>
>??
>  
>
you can, if you want. I dont recommend it tho....:-}

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