"Thomas B. Passin" wrote:
>  
>  .... The problem
>  is that most (maybe all) of these applications do not want ANY of the other
>  capabilities of even a simple xlink href.  For example, in XTM you cannot
>  use "role", "arcrole", "actuate", etc. attributes.  

I disagree. The "role" of a topicRef could be
"http://www.topicmaps.org/xtm/1.0/topicRef".
The "title" would be something human readable about the referenced
topic.
"arcrole" may not be useful.
"actuate" is an abomination.

>  ... So you could say that
>  these applications do not really use xlink at all except in name.

Using it "in name" is actually just fine. If a link-checking or
link-maintaining application can recognize XLinks in XTMs then something
useful has been accomplished.

-- 
"When I walk on the floor for the final execution, I'll wear a denim 
suit. I'll walk in there like Willie Nelson, John Wayne, Will Smith 
-- Men in Black -- James Brown. Maybe do a Michael Jackson moonwalk."
Congressman James Traficant.

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