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Re:  Extrinisc Doc Names
- To: <heh>
 
- Subject: Re:  Extrinisc Doc Names
 
- From: Hugh Hoover <heh>
 
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 90 12:35:19 PST
 
- Cc: <xtech>
 
re: last message about meta-names.
I re-read it and it seems confusing so...
>Another problem with extrinsic document names is that they too have
>to be named...
true, but a simple >constructed (on the fly) meta-name works:
  Description of "some description"
which isn't stored on the backend, but is constructed by the FE.
This avoids the infinite recursion of name of "name of '...'"
If somebody >wants< to change the name, it may be possible to store
the new description.  Whether we'll support that in full, glorious
recursive style in the first FE is another question...
--Hugh
p.s.  c.f. Rogers message