Hi Hussein, You are another time true =), I followed your inputs and finally found the command needed to use xlink attributes on the elements where linkend is used by default. By the way I didn't found it in the menu (I think it is why I fall back asking to the mailing), I found the commands in the toolbar (which is sufficient when you think looking at it).
Regards, Mimil On 9/5/07, Hussein Shafie <hussein at xmlmind.com> wrote: > > 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). > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.xmlmind.com/pipermail/xmleditor-support/attachments/20070905/96b86d8e/attachment.htm
