Re: Enh. Req: Option to have Table of Contents Tool Create Numeric Id's

Le mercredi 04 novembre 2009 à 09:39 -0500, Joe Webster a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> > Initially Amaya generated a label that as not relation with the
> contents 
> > of the element like Mozilla. We changed to generate more
> intelligent 
> > ids because in many cases an intelligent id is more useful.
> 
> It looks like a classic case where the solution to one perceived
> problem creates other problems. It typically happens when no single
> solution is the right answer in all cases. The usual fix is to provide
> a preference setting that enables either one behaviour or the other. 
> 
> If some people feel intelligent keys are best and other feel
> unintelligent keys are best then, instead of choosing sides, why not
> give users the option to use either?

For the table of contents I restored the generation of generic labels.

> 
> > When the element has an id, it must'nt be changed.
> 
> If that's so then why not raise an error when someone tries to change
> an element that has an id? Probably because that would be a silly
> thing to do. People edit headings all the time. That's what editors
> are for. It's unrealistic to expect heading text to remain static
> forever after using the Table of Contents feature once.
> 
> Alternatively, dropping and recreating headings or wiping out their
> ids are inconvenient, non-intuitive workarounds that negate the
> convenience of having a Table of Contents feature in the first place.
> 
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Irene Vatton <[email protected]>
INRIA