I've been looking at adding
basic XLink support to Xerces 1.3.x. I understand that Xerces does not currently
have any XLink support. I haven't read anything about plans for it in the
future. Since I could use it now, I'm looking at implementing at least simple
XLink support.
I've poked around the source
and it looks like there are a number of ways to approach this. Given that I'm
new to Xerces, I thought it would be a good idea (i.e. save blood, sweat, and
tears) to ask a few questions:
(please excuse any serious
foot-in-mouth questions)
+ Does it even make sense for
Xerces to have built-in XLink support? From what I've read, I think so.
Obviously there are certain features in the XLink specification that wouldn't
necessarily make sense from a parser standpoint. I am specifically interested in
starting with "simple" XLinks (type=simple) that embed remote
resources (show=embed, actuate=onLoad) in the local
document.
+ Has any work on XLink support
started? Would I be wasting my time with this project?
+ If XLink support in Xerces
makes sense, do any of Xerces' primary developers have thoughts on where in
Xerces would be the proper place to hook in XLink support?
Thanks for your time and
response.
matt
