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DITA 1.2 Suggestion - Add linktype attribute to xref element

From: Anthony Self
To: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:52:00 -0000

Add a linktype attribute to the xref element so specify alternative hyperlinking methods. Currently, an xref can only transform to a standard hyperlink. The linktype attribute would permit alternative linking methods to be passed to the output processor. For example, a linktype of "expansion" might result in the processor transforming the link to a DHTML hide/show toggle feature, or a linktype of "hover" might result in the processor transforming the link to a "tooltip" style of presentation of the link target. Cheers Tony Self