Mallard is missing a feature that was planned from the
beginning. We need a way for a page or section to own
an ID other than its own. This really is important for
maintaining a stable set of IDs as documents grow.
I don't know if this can be done by 1.0 or if it has to
be punted to 1.2. Time will tell.
The basic idea is that a page or section could add an
anchor element to its info.
<page id="new-hotness">
<info>
<anchor id="old-and-busted"/>
</info>
</page>
Or owning a section id:
<page id="new-hotness">
<info>
<anchor id="old#busted"/>
</info>
</page>
The details of what happens when have to be worked out.
There are a few tricky issues to address.
I bring this up now because it occurs to me that this
could be used as a means to remove content, which is
something that's been mentioned lately on ubuntu-doc.
If we consider anchors to have a higher priority than
real IDs (and it's an open question whether we should),
then you could effectively remove a page by claiming
its ID in another page.
Of course, if you're worried about third-party pages
messing with your help (which has also been mentioned
on ubuntu-doc), this is even more dangerous.
Anyway, this email is just a brain dump. I don't have
an active proposal right now. Tell me your thoughts.
--
Shaun McCance
http://syllogist.net/
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