Re: An XLink question

John Cowan (cowan@locke.ccil.org)
Mon, 14 Dec 1998 15:30:59 -0500


W. Eliot Kimber wrote:

> This suggests that actuate="auto" is a dangerous tool that should be used
> carefully.

Actually, it's the combination of actuate='auto' and show='replace'
that's dangerous, because it causes the content of the originating
document to be hidden or discarded.

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