Re: Deprecation of alternate text in hyperlinks
On Jan 23, 2012, at 8:06 AM, Karl Williamson wrote: The new Pod:Parser has just been installed in blead, and about 10 pods run afoul of this new check, including things like Lperl...@perl.org|mailto:perl...@perl.org My question is should there really be a message for this kind of use, and if so, should it extend to mailto: links? No. Suport for Lname|scheme:... was added to perlpodspec in 2009. Pod::Simple has supported it for years; Test::Pod started officially allowing it in v1.41, IIRC. Relevant changes: https://github.com/theory/pod-simple/commit/1e61e819debf9c7c23907d7bb9e37855665fd595 http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/f6e963e4dd62b8e3c01b31f4a4dd57e47e104997 https://github.com/theory/test-pod/commit/ae6a44894eda4fd09fb412d837efe543628cd7d6 Discussion: http://code.activestate.com/lists/perl-pod-people/1393/ Best, David
Re: Deprecation of alternate text in hyperlinks
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Karl Williamson pub...@khwilliamson.com wrote: Version 1.50 of Pod::Parser adds a check and message indicating that Ltext|hyperlink is deprecated. This is based on the following sentences in perlpodspec, which has been there since its inception in 2001: Authors wanting to link to a particular (absolute) URL, must do so only with LEltscheme:... codes (like LElthttp://www.perl.org), and must not attempt LEltSome Site Name|scheme:... codes. This restriction avoids many problems in parsing and rendering LElt... codes. Elsewhere in the document, it says that the handler should handle these, as in the example LPerl.org|http://www.perl.org/ The new Pod:Parser has just been installed in blead, and about 10 pods run afoul of this new check, including things like Lperl...@perl.org|mailto:perl...@perl.org My question is should there really be a message for this kind of use, and if so, should it extend to mailto: links? The problem of us treating manpages as our designated documentation medium strikes us once again. IMO, it's time for perl's documentation to enter the 21st century and accept that hypertext has taken over. This kind of trouble keeps popping up (think of the lack of tables or proper support for images). I'm fine with reading my documentation on the console (I do it regularly), but by targeting the lowest common denominator we're cutting ourselves short. Leon
Re: Deprecation of alternate text in hyperlinks
On Jan 23, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Karl Williamson wrote: So, you're saying I believe the text in perlpodspec that was the motivation for these changes should be removed, and that Pod::Parser should revert to its old behavior of not checking for this. Is that so? I can’t parse that sentence, but if you’re asking if this bit should be removed: Authors wanting to link to a particular (absolute) URL, must do so only with LEltscheme:... codes (like LElthttp://www.perl.org), and must not attempt LEltSome Site Name|scheme:... codes. This restriction avoids many problems in parsing and rendering LElt... codes. Then the answer is “yes.” And Pod::Parser should be modified to allow or support Ltext|scheme:. Best, David
Re: Deprecation of alternate text in hyperlinks
On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Russ Allbery r...@stanford.edu wrote: Your rant against man pages is somewhat undermined by the fact that I, as maintainer of Pod::Man, have supported anchor text for URL L links from the beginning and opposed this restriction from the start. The restriction has nothing to do with targetting man pages. Then I was mistakenly assuming it was because of the manpages, my apologies. Leon
Re: Deprecation of alternate text in hyperlinks
Well guys, if this is the case, then it will be up to me again to remove this error detection from Pod::Parser and release a 1.51. Would be nice if this was the final verdict on this matter... Stay tuned... -Marek Original-Nachricht Datum: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:27:54 -0700 Von: Karl Williamson pub...@khwilliamson.com An: David E. Wheeler da...@justatheory.com CC: pod-people@perl.org, Perl5 Porters perl5-port...@perl.org, marek.rouc...@gmx.net Betreff: Re: Deprecation of alternate text in hyperlinks On 01/23/2012 11:03 AM, David E. Wheeler wrote: On Jan 23, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Karl Williamson wrote: So, you're saying I believe the text in perlpodspec that was the motivation for these changes should be removed, and that Pod::Parser should revert to its old behavior of not checking for this. Is that so? I can’t parse that sentence, but if you’re asking if this bit should be removed: Authors wanting to link to a particular (absolute) URL, must do so only with LEltscheme:... codes (like LElthttp://www.perl.org), and must not attempt LEltSome Site Name|scheme:... codes. This restriction avoids many problems in parsing and rendering LElt... codes. Then the answer is “yes.” And Pod::Parser should be modified to allow or support Ltext|scheme:. Best, David Sorry for the confusing text. You did parse it correctly, and blead now has the text from perlpodspec removed. -- Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de
