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Subject:	Re: Linking between FAQ items (Was: [LDraw FAQ] Who wrote LDraw?)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.faq
Date:	Fri, 14 May 1999 17:33:23 GMT
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In lugnet.faq, jsproat@geocities.com (Sproaticus) writes: > Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote: > > <Code><A Href="http://www.lugnet.com/news/display.cgi?lugnet.cad.dev">lugnet.cad.dev</A></Code> > > (see <A Href="#question-9">section 9</A> > > Whoops. This won't work in the current FAQ format, but we need its > capability. > > Suggestions? Jeremy, what are the antecedent of the words "this" and "its" in your sentence above? The general idea of referring via "see ..." to another question, or the "#xxx" anchors? I hope there never ever* is a need for any "#xxx" anchors in this multi-FAQ, because hey're good for small things, but above a certain size, they're IMHO as evil as frames in terms of bookmarking, link coloring, and crawlers. --Todd * Except where only absolutely necessary, like for example a single page containing dozens of entries in a small lexicon of jargon & slang.

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		Re: Linking between FAQ items (Was: [LDraw FAQ] Who wrote LDraw?)
(...) "this" refers to using URLS to point to other FAQ items. "its" as in "its capability" refers to the essential capability to use URLs to point to other FAQ items. (...) I'm not sure about never ever (1) but it'd still be nice to point to other (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.faq)

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		Linking between FAQ items (Was: [LDraw FAQ] Who wrote LDraw?)
(...) Whoops. This won't work in the current FAQ format, but we need its capability. Suggestions? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.faq)

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