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   Re: [xml-dev] XPointer crisis

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On Saturday 02 February 2002 12:06 am, John Cowan wrote:
> But that is because XPointer ranges are monstrosities: not just
> *here* to *there*, but from *these* to *those* where we are dealing
> with arbitrarily multiplex XPath referents.  For transclusion,
> we need to be able to say *here* to *there* and that's all we need.

I'm not sure I see much difference. I think it is useful to be able to 
link to multiple points at once... though the minimalist in me does 
cry foul.

FWIW. I can't think of many node-addressing schemes that couldn't have 
the same charges levelled at them.





 

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