Update link guidelines.

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Bruce Momjian 2009-01-10 16:58:39 +00:00
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/README.links,v 1.2 2009/01/10 16:03:15 momjian Exp $ --> <!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/README.links,v 1.3 2009/01/10 16:58:39 momjian Exp $ -->
Linking within SGML documents can be confusing, so here is a summary: Linking within SGML documents can be confusing, so here is a summary:
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<xref> <xref>
used to link to a section without supplying text for the link; use to get link text from the title of the target link; has no
text comes from the link target; has no close tag close tag
http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/documentation/reference/html/xref.html http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/documentation/reference/html/xref.html
<link> <link>
allows link text to be supplied, requires </link> use to supply text for the link, requires </link>
http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/documentation/reference/html/link.html http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/documentation/reference/html/link.html
linkend= linkend=
controls the target of the link/xref controls the target of the link/xref, required
endterm= endterm=
allows the text of the link/xref to be taken from a different for <xref>, allows the text of the link/xref to be taken from a
link target; endterm in a <link> overrides the supplied text different link target title
External Linking External Linking
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http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/documentation/reference/html/ulink.html http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/documentation/reference/html/ulink.html
url= url=
used by <ulink> to specify the URL used by <ulink> to specify the URL, required
Guidelines Guidelines
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o Do not use endterm with <link> because the supplied text is ignored; use o If you want to supply text, use <link>, else <xref>
<xref>
o Do not use text with <ulink> so the URL appears in printed output o Do not use text with <ulink> so the URL appears in printed output
o You can supply text at the target location with 'xreflabel'