In a message dated 10/08/2002 02:14:26 GMT Daylight Time, ann@[...].com 
writes:


>  While I don't have access to the full (lengthy, repeated often) discussions 
>  currently at home, I do want to step in here and say it's NOT in any way 
>  shape or form "simply an aesthetic issue". There are real fundamental 
>  capabilities that were not addressed in the XLink spec, despite many 
>  comments and protests (in fact the requirements for XLink were rewritten 
>  midstream with a result that avoided some of the HTML WG's requirements).
>  
>  I'll make an effort to post a concise and complete list of issues that lead 
>  
>  to the development of HLink as an option on Monday.

Ann,

That would be very useful to help tease out the technical issues here in a 
little more depth.

Andrew Watt