Hi there
I have a question regarding verbosity and appropriateness of tags.
Using the entity style of writing, I might have for example::
<!ENTITY gui "<acronym>GUI</acronym>">
<!ENTITY sql "<acronym>SQL</acronym>">
<!ENTITY api "<acronym>API</acronym>">
<!ENTITY ie "<foreignphrase><acronym>i.e.</acronym></foreignphrase>">
Using XXE's preferred 'xi:include' mechanism, that becomes, I believe::
<glossentry>
<glossterm>gui</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<phrase id="gui">"<acronym>GUI</acronym>"</phrase>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry>
<glossterm>sql</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<phrase id="sql">"<acronym>SQL</acronym>"</phrase>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry>
<glossterm>api</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<phrase id="api">"<acronym>API</acronym>"</phrase>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry>
<glossterm>ie</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<phrase
id="ie">"<foreignphrase><acronym>i.e.</acronym></foreignphrase>"</phrase>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
When referencing, the entity case would look like::
the day-to-day operation of &system;, including
The 'xi:include' case looks like::
the day-to-day operation of
<xi:include href="./terms.xml"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude";
xpointer="sss" />, including
Is this an appropriate way of replacing the usage of entities? Is there
a better element than 'glossary' to handle this use case? Is there a way
to make the reference less verbose?
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