> Ah, that explains my confusion with that setting sometimes. > > I prefer that if it starts with a slash, it's absolute. Site > root relative? > > Why not just call a URL a URL? I mean, I'm all for enriching > the language and all, but sheesh. Site root relative is > still absolute. I don't see anything relative about it. I'll > end with "site root relative" is just plain silly, and > calling a URL an absolute path is almost as silly. Maybe more so. > ;-)
First, stating a preference is not the same as making an argument. You haven't given any reason why your beliefs about syntax should be accepted by everyone else. Second, you can quickly find out the difference between a site-root-relative path and an absolute path by copying an HTML page with the former from one server to another, and seeing how things work. Third, relative, site-root-relative, and absolute paths are all acceptable as URLs, within the context of an HTML page. So just "call[ing] a URL a URL" doesn't help too much, since there is obviously an important distinction to be made in how URLs are resolved by the browser. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239091 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
