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Re: Linking between FAQ items (Was: [LDraw FAQ] Who wrote LDraw?)
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lugnet.faq
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Fri, 14 May 1999 16:34:36 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
> 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.
> 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?
"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 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.
> * Except where only absolutely necessary, like for example a single page
> containing dozens of entries in a small lexicon of jargon & slang.
I'm not sure about never ever (1) but it'd still be nice to point to other
items in the FAQ.
And I'm in total agreement about frames. Yecchk. >:-P
Cheers,
- jsproat
1. "#xxx" anchors serve a good purpose, even for pointing to items halfway
through another file. For example, providing a back-link to a region in a
table of contents, or referring to a specific word within a glossary.
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
May the Force be with y'all.
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