XLink : ‘Real’ Hypertext Links
Start with HTML, add HyTime and TEI concepts
Simple links point to a single target resource
- <A XML-LINK=“SIMPLE” HREF=“http://www.w3.org/XML”>
- URL schemes: ftp, http, file, mailto, telnet, nntp, ...
Links can have roles (machine-processible) and human-readable labels associated with them
Can specify default behavior of a link
- SHOW - embed in current context, replace it, or start new one
- ACTUATE - user must take action (or not) before dereferencing
Locators - # separates resource name and part id
Connectors - | to navigate to relevant element(s) only