Fw: [docbook] nested links

Another agenda item for our Wednesday DocBook TC  meeting?

Bob Stayton Sagehill Enterprises  
From:
Cavicchio, Rob
Sent:  Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:58 AM
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Subject:  [docbook] nested links
The DocBook 4 Definitive Guide has the following caveat in  the  Processing expectations  for the <link> element:

Linking elements must not be nested within other linking  elements (including themselves). Because DocBook is harmonizing towards XML,  this restriction cannot easily be enforced by the DTD. The processing of nested  linking elements is undefined.


In the DocBook 5.1 Definitive Guide, this statement is  missing. However, the DocBook 5 semantics still allow for nested link  elements.

I am wondering if anyone knows if the statement about not  nesting links was removed intentionally, and if so, what is the expected  behavior of nested links in the output?


Rob  Cavicchio
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