Linking the HTML Way
To understand the significance of XLink and XPointer, it's important to understand the limitations of links as they are supported in HTML. HTML links, also known as hyperlinks, are always based on two participating resources: the source and the target. The source of an HTML link is typically displayed in a way that indicates that it links to another resource. Text links typically are displayed with an underline, and the mouse pointer typically changes when the user drags it over a linked resource (text or image). Traversing a link in HTML usually involves clicking the source resource, which results in the Web browser navigating to the target resource. This navigation can occur in the same browser window—in which case the ...
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