[sc34wg3] CTM - IRI-escaping

[Lars Heuer]

Hi Steve,

[...]
> distinction between IRIs used as topic identifiers and IRIs used
> simply as locators (i.e. as the values of occurrences and
> variant names). The proposal was to reserve angle brackets for
> the latter. This meant that angle brackets could not serve as
> the mechanism for escaping CTM delimiters inside an IRI.

Hmmm... So it is not possible to use

        <mailto:donald at duck.org>

as subject identifier? How do I use a "mailto" or any other rootless
IRI scheme as subject identifier (or subject locator)?

> However, this is only part of the story. Prof. Lee pointed out
> the need for an escaping mechanism in other contexts as well
> (e.g. QNames) and he managed to persuade the WG to go for a
> generalized mechanism.

I like to see some examples, if possible. Prof. Lee?

Best regards,
Lars
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