Re: use Purple numbers!

[Jack Park <jackpark@thinkalong.com>]

So, my docs on the web have been pdf or Word.  Do purples make sense in 
those?  If so, how to put them in?    (01)

Jack    (02)

At 07:05 PM 6/20/2001 -0700, Eugene Eric Kim wrote:
>One of the things I'd _strongly_ recommend everyone do is use purple
>numbers when publishing documents.  This will allow us to easily make
>references to your papers for commentary, Topic Maps, and other purposes.
>Over the past several months, I have found the granular addressability so
>indispensable, I find it annoying when people don't use purple numbers.
>
>We currently have two good systems for automatically adding and
>maintaining the numbers: plink and Purple.
>
>     http://www.doctypes.org/plink/
>     http://www.eekim.com/software/purple/
>
>If you're publishing your papers in XHTML, then using plink is a
>no-brainer.  There's very little overhead on your part, and everyone else
>will benefit from the increased addressability.  If you're willing to deal
>with a bit of a learning curve, check out Purple.
>
>Either way, _please_ start using purple numbers.  Or, propose and build
>your own system for bootstrapping granular addressability onto your
>publishing system, so that the rest of us can take advantage of that
>addressability.
>
>-Eugene
>
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