| Attributes common to all pointing/linking elements. | 
      
      
         | Module | 
         MEI.shared | 
      
      
         | Members | 
         
            
               avFile,  barLine,  bibl,  contents,  ending,  graphic,  incipCode,  incipText,  item,  lem,  measure,  pb,  ptr,  rdg,  ref,  relatedItem,  relation,  section,  source (direct members of att.pointing)
                 
             
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         | Attributes | 
         
            @target(optional)Allows the use of one or more previously-undeclared URIs to identify passive
                  participants in a relationship; that is, the entities pointed "to".
               One or more values from  data.URI, separated by spaces.
                att.pointing 
            @targettype(optional)Characterization of target resource(s) using any convenient classification scheme
                  or
                  typology.
               Value of datatype  NMTOKEN.
                att.pointing 
            @xlink:actuate(optional)Defines whether a link occurs automatically or must be requested by the user.
               Allowed values are:
               " onLoad"  (Load the target resource(s) immediately.),  " onRequest"  (Load the target resource(s) upon user request.),  " none"  (Do not permit loading of the target resource(s).),  " other"  (Behavior other than allowed by the other values of this attribute.)att.pointing 
            @xlink:role(optional)Characterization of the relationship between resources. The value of the role
                  attribute must be a URI.
               Value conforms to  data.URI.
                att.pointing 
            @xlink:show(optional)Defines how a remote resource is rendered.
               Allowed values are:
               " new"  (Open in a new window.),  " replace"  (Load the referenced resource in the same window.),  " embed"  (Embed the referenced resource at the point of the link.),  " none"  (Do not permit traversal to the referenced resource.),  " other"  (Behavior other than permitted by the other values of this attribute.)att.pointing 
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         | Declaration | 
         
            
                  <attDef ident="xlink:actuate" usage="opt">
                     
                     <desc>Defines whether a link occurs automatically or must be requested by the user.</desc> 
                     
                     <valList type="closed">
                        
                        <valItem ident="onLoad">
                           
                           <desc>Load the target resource(s) immediately.</desc> 
                           </valItem> 
                        
                        <valItem ident="onRequest">
                           
                           <desc>Load the target resource(s) upon user request.</desc> 
                           </valItem> 
                        
                        <valItem ident="none">
                           
                           <desc>Do not permit loading of the target resource(s).</desc> 
                           </valItem> 
                        
                        <valItem ident="other">
                           
                           <desc>Behavior other than allowed by the other values of this attribute.</desc> 
                           </valItem> 
                        </valList> 
                     </attDef>  
            
                  <attDef ident="xlink:role" usage="opt">
                     
                     <desc>Characterization of the relationship between resources. The value of the role
                        attribute must be a URI.</desc> 
                     
                     <datatype maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1">
                        
                        
                        </datatype> 
                     </attDef>  
            
                  <attDef ident="xlink:show" usage="opt">
                     
                     <desc>Defines how a remote resource is rendered.</desc> 
                     
                     <valList type="closed">
                        
                        <valItem ident="new">
                           
                           <desc>Open in a new window.</desc> 
                           </valItem> 
                        
                        <valItem ident="replace">
                           
                           <desc>Load the referenced resource in the same window.</desc> 
                           </valItem> 
                        
                        <valItem ident="embed">
                           
                           <desc>Embed the referenced resource at the point of the link.</desc> 
                           </valItem> 
                        
                        <valItem ident="none">
                           
                           <desc>Do not permit traversal to the referenced resource.</desc> 
                           </valItem> 
                        
                        <valItem ident="other">
                           
                           <desc>Behavior other than permitted by the other values of this attribute.</desc> 
                           </valItem> 
                        </valList> 
                     </attDef>  
            
                  <attDef ident="target" usage="opt">
                     
                     <desc>Allows the use of one or more previously-undeclared URIs to identify passive
                        participants in a relationship; that is, the entities pointed "to".</desc> 
                     
                     <datatype maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="1">
                        
                        
                        </datatype> 
                     </attDef>  
            
                  <attDef ident="targettype" usage="opt">
                     
                     <desc>Characterization of target resource(s) using any convenient classification scheme
                        or
                        typology.</desc> 
                     
                     <datatype maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1">
                        
                        <rng:data type="NMTOKEN"/> 
                        </datatype> 
                     </attDef>  
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