Re: @xml:base with @rendition (and maybe other pointers)

Piotr Banski <[email protected]> Wed, 3 May 2017 23:54:22 +0200
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It's great to see this issue resolved.

Thanks to all involved, and to John for raising it!

Best,

   Piotr (a tiny bit sad about tei.localref floating away...)


On 05/03/17 23:09, Hugh Cayless wrote:
> That's exactly what it does. It's just that the behavior of=20
> same-document references is prescribed in such a way that they end up=20
> resolving to the current document regardless of the value of the=20
> @xml:base.
>
> Put another way, @xml:base has an influence on what the client=20
> application will retrieve when it dereferences a URI and retrieves the=20
> referenced document, but in the case of same-document references no=20
> such retrieval is expected to occur=E2=80=94it's assumed the client alr=
eady=20
> has the document.
>
> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 4:29 PM, John P. McCaskey=20
> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>     Oh. I thought it obvious they all resolved the same.
>
>     I think the same about this one. You think otherwise?
>
>     <div xml:base=3D"http://www.myteiproject.com/"
>     <http://www.myteiproject.com/> <div xml:base=3D"images/"> <div>
>     <graphic url=3D"logo.jpg"> </div> <div
>     xml:base=3D"http://www.dictionary.com/words/
>     <http://dictionary.com/words/>"> <p xml:base=3D"a.html"> <ref
>     target=3D"#apple">apple</ref> </p> </div> </div> </div>
>
>     I didn=E2=80=99t think xml:base had any necessary relation to the c=
urrent
>     document. I thought in XML (not HTML), it just sets a path for
>     URIs below it.
>
>     --=20
>
>     On 5/3/2017 3:42 PM, Hugh Cayless wrote:
>>     Well, we don't know about the third one, except that it points to
>>     whatever element *in the same document* has the @xml:id "apple".
>>     When an application attempts to dereference it, it should make
>>     the URI in @ref absolute and check it against the base
>>     (http://www.dictionary.com/words/a.html
>>     <http://www.dictionary.com/words/a.html>), discover they are
>>     identical, decide it doesn't need to fetch anything, and go
>>     looking in the current document for the element with the id "apple=
".
>>     On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 3:27 PM, John P. McCaskey
>>     <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote=
:
>>
>>         Are people proposing that these targets do not all resolve to
>>         the same http://www.dictionary.com/words/a.html#apple
>>         <http://www.dictionary.com/words/a.html#apple>? <div
>>         xml:base=3D"http://www.dictionary.com/"
>>         <http://www.dictionary.com/>> <p xml:base=3D"words/"> <ref
>>         target=3D"a.html#apple">apple</ref> </p> </div> <div
>>         xml:base=3D"http://www.dictionary.com/words/"
>>         <http://www.dictionary.com/words/>> <p xml:base=3D"a.html">
>>         <ref target=3D"#apple">apple</ref> </p> </div> <div
>>         xml:base=3D"http://www.dictionary.com/words/a.html"
>>         <http://www.dictionary.com/words/a.html>> <p> <ref
>>         target=3D"#apple">apple</ref> </p> </div> <div
>>         xml:base=3D"http://www.dictionary.com/"
>>         <http://www.dictionary.com/>> <p> <ref
>>         target=3D"words/a.html#apple">apple</ref> </p> </div>--
>>

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    <p>It's great to see this issue resolved. <br>
    </p>
    <p>Thanks to all involved, and to John for raising it! <br>
    </p>
    <p>Best,</p>
    <p>=C2=A0 Piotr (a tiny bit sad about tei.localref floating away...)<=
br>
    </p>
    <br>
    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 05/03/17 23:09, Hugh Cayless wrote:=
<br>
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    <blockquote
cite=3D"mid:[email protected]=
ail.com"
      type=3D"cite">
      <div dir=3D"ltr">That's exactly what it does. It's just that the
        behavior of same-document references is prescribed in such a way
        that they end up resolving to the current document regardless of
        the value of the @xml:base.
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Put another way, @xml:base has an influence on what the
          client application will retrieve when it dereferences a URI
          and retrieves the referenced document, but in the case of
          same-document references no such retrieval is expected to
          occur=E2=80=94it's assumed the client already has the document.=
</div>
      </div>
      <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>
        <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 4:29 PM, John P=
.
          McCaskey <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send=3D"true"
              href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email protected]</a>&gt;</span>
          wrote:<br>
          <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0
            .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
            <div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000">
              <p><font size=3D"-1">Oh. I thought it obvious they all
                  resolved the same. <br>
                </font></p>
              <p><font size=3D"-1">I think the same about this one. You
                  think otherwise?<br>
                </font></p>
              <pre><font size=3D"-1">&lt;div <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" =
class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134moz-txt-link-freetext">xml:base=3D</a><a m=
oz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134moz-txt-link-rfc23=
96E" href=3D"http://www.myteiproject.com/" target=3D"_blank">"http://www.=
<wbr>myteiproject.com/"</a>
  &lt;div <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134moz-=
txt-link-freetext">xml:base=3D</a>"images/"&gt;
    &lt;div&gt;
      &lt;graphic url=3D"logo.jpg"&gt;
    &lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_=
-1417418399130310658moz-txt-link-freetext">xml:base=3D</a><span class=3D"=
m_-7516606003097729134m_-1417418399130310658moz-txt-link-rfc2396E">"<a mo=
z-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134moz-txt-link-freete=
xt" href=3D"http://www" target=3D"_blank">http://www</a>.<a moz-do-not-se=
nd=3D"true" href=3D"http://dictionary.com/words/" target=3D"_blank">dicti=
onar<wbr>y.com/words/</a>"</span>&gt;
      &lt;p <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_=
-1417418399130310658moz-txt-link-freetext">xml:base=3D</a>"a.html"&gt;
        &lt;ref target=3D"#apple"&gt;apple&lt;/ref&gt;
      &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;/div&gt;
  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;=20
</font></pre><p><font size=3D"-1">I didn=E2=80=99t think <a moz-do-not-se=
nd=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134moz-txt-link-freetext">xml:bas=
e</a> had any necessary relation to the current document. I thought in XM=
L (not HTML), it just sets a path for URIs below it.</font></p><p><font s=
ize=3D"-1">--
</font></p><div><div class=3D"h5">
<div class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134moz-cite-prefix">On 5/3/2017 3:42 PM,=
 Hugh Cayless wrote:
</div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">Well, we don't know abou=
t the third one, except that it points to whatever element *in the same d=
ocument* has the @<a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-751660600309772=
9134moz-txt-link-freetext">xml:id</a> "apple". When an application attemp=
ts to dereference it, it should make the URI in @ref absolute and check i=
t against the base (<a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097=
729134gmail-m_-1417418399130310658moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"http://w=
ww.dictionary.com/words/a.html" style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap" target=3D"=
_blank">http://www.dictionary.com/<wbr>words/a.html</a>), discover they a=
re identical, decide it doesn't need to fetch anything, and go looking in=
 the current document for the element with the id "apple".</div><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_extra">
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 3:27 PM, John P. McCask=
ey <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"mailto:mailb=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</=
span> wrote:
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:=
1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
 =20
   =20
 =20
  <div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000">
    <pre><font size=3D"-1">Are people proposing that these targets do not=
 all resolve=20
to the same <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_=
-1417418399130310658moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.dictionary.=
com/words/a.html#apple" target=3D"_blank">http://www.dictionary.com/word<=
wbr>s/a.html#apple</a>?

</font><font size=3D"-1">&lt;div <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-=
7516606003097729134m_-1417418399130310658moz-txt-link-freetext">xml:base=3D=
</a><a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_-1417418=
399130310658moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"http://www.dictionary.com/" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">"http://www.dictionar<wbr>y.com/"</a>&gt;
    &lt;p <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_-1=
417418399130310658moz-txt-link-freetext">xml:base=3D</a>"words/"&gt;
        &lt;ref target=3D"a.html#apple"&gt;apple&lt;/r<wbr>ef&gt;
    &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_-141=
7418399130310658moz-txt-link-freetext">xml:base=3D</a><a moz-do-not-send=3D=
"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_-1417418399130310658moz-txt-link-=
rfc2396E" href=3D"http://www.dictionary.com/words/" target=3D"_blank">"ht=
tp://www.dictionar<wbr>y.com/words/"</a>&gt;
    &lt;p <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_-1=
417418399130310658moz-txt-link-freetext">xml:base=3D</a>"a.html"&gt;
        &lt;ref target=3D"#apple"&gt;apple&lt;/ref&gt;
    &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_-141=
7418399130310658moz-txt-link-freetext">xml:base=3D</a><a moz-do-not-send=3D=
"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_-1417418399130310658moz-txt-link-=
rfc2396E" href=3D"http://www.dictionary.com/words/a.html" target=3D"_blan=
k">"http://www.dictionar<wbr>y.com/words/a.html"</a>&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;
        &lt;ref target=3D"#apple"&gt;apple&lt;/ref&gt;
    &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_-141=
7418399130310658moz-txt-link-freetext">xml:base=3D</a><a moz-do-not-send=3D=
"true" class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134m_-1417418399130310658moz-txt-link-=
rfc2396E" href=3D"http://www.dictionary.com/" target=3D"_blank">"http://w=
ww.dictionar<wbr>y.com/"</a>&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;
        &lt;ref target=3D"words/a.html#apple"&gt;ap<wbr>ple&lt;/ref&gt;
    &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</font><span class=3D"m_-7516606003097729134HOEnZb"><font col=
or=3D"#888888">
<font size=3D"-1">
--=20
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