Difference between revisions of "XLink"

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'''XLink''' is a W3C specification that specifies ways to define links between various resources. It partially originated from the early TEI ideas on extended links and extended pointer syntax (later on, the extended pointer syntax ended up in the [[XPointer]] spec).  
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'''XLink''' is a W3C recommendation that specifies ways to define links between various resources. It partially originated from the early TEI <!-- P3 or earlier? check -->ideas on extended links and extended pointer syntax (later on, the extended pointer syntax ended up in the [[XPointer]] spec).  
  
 
It is not used by the current Guidelines, though it may be plugged into a TEI extension, e.g. via [[Roma]] or [[Vesta]], by means of something like the [[XLink.odd]]. It is used by e.g. the [http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/ Scalable Vector Graphics] and [[METS]]. Of course, (X)HTML links are non-conforming versions of XLink simple links.
 
It is not used by the current Guidelines, though it may be plugged into a TEI extension, e.g. via [[Roma]] or [[Vesta]], by means of something like the [[XLink.odd]]. It is used by e.g. the [http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/ Scalable Vector Graphics] and [[METS]]. Of course, (X)HTML links are non-conforming versions of XLink simple links.

Revision as of 03:53, 6 November 2009

XLink is a W3C recommendation that specifies ways to define links between various resources. It partially originated from the early TEI ideas on extended links and extended pointer syntax (later on, the extended pointer syntax ended up in the XPointer spec).

It is not used by the current Guidelines, though it may be plugged into a TEI extension, e.g. via Roma or Vesta, by means of something like the XLink.odd. It is used by e.g. the Scalable Vector Graphics and METS. Of course, (X)HTML links are non-conforming versions of XLink simple links.

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