discuss: Author Guide - Writing a New HOWTO in DocBook
Subject:
Re: Author Guide - Writing a New HOWTO in DocBook
From:
Dan York ####@####.####
Date:
20 Mar 2001 15:03:14 -0000
Message-Id: <20010320100240.F32103@e-smith.com>
Patrick,
> "If you're used to using catalog files to resolve system identifiers, you
> may be dismayed to learn that system identifiers are required. Because most
> tools favor system identifiers over public identifiers, all of the
> portability that was gained by the use of catalog files seems to have been
> lost. In the long run, it'll be regained by the fact that XML system
> identifiers can be URNs, which will have a resolution scheme like catalogs,
> but what about the short run?"
Interesting... I hadn't caught that part of TDG. The other problem
with "the long run" approach mentioned here is that URNs only help
you if you are online (at least how I understand them) since it might
reference a site somewhere. All well and good when you're in an office,
but rather lousy if you are sitting on a plane somewhere!
Thanks for the info,
Dan
