Mimil Mimil wrote: > > I just wanted to make a external link using Docbook 5 <link> element and > I don't see the xlink:href attribute on it. So I am wondering why? > Because it exists on other elements like <para> and as I understand > xlink namespace should be available on every element, no?
In DocBook 5, a link element has a ``required'' attribute which is linkend *OR* xlink:href. See http://docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/link.html Therefore, if you inserted a link element already having required attribute linkend, there is no way to add a xlink:href attribute (and the other way around). My recommendation: use the "Convert to link" button/menu found in the DocBook 5 tool bar. This button/menu may be used to: * Convert text to link+ at linkend * Convert text to link+ at xlink:href * Convert link+ at linkend to link+ at xlink:href * Convert link+ at xlink:href to link+ at linkend --- PS: In DocBook 5, almost all elements may be used as links, that's why you see both linkend and xlink:href attributes available in the Attribute tool. However, as soon as you add a linkend attribute, the xlink:href attribute disappears from the Attribute tool (and the other way around).
