[jats-list] xlink:type

["Mary Seligy mary.seligy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jats-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone:

I have a question about @xlink:type. According to the JATS tag library
documentation for both Green and Blue, this attribute appears to be completely
unnecessary and optional unless it is in <mml:math>, and outside of
<mml:math>, there's only one value that should be used for it anyway
("simple").

So does anyone know why this attribute is even available on any other element
other than in <mml:math>? That is to say, what does it achieve if you use it?
Does it facilitate anything for either humans or machines?

Just wondering because our XML vendor sometimes applies @xlink:type and
sometimes not. I'd like to pick a lane (so to speak) to be consistent, and I
wanted to know more about it before deciding.

Thanks!

Mary

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