Node:Aux-Item Inheritance, Next:Predefined Aux-Item Types, Previous:About Aux-Items, Up:The Aux-Item List
An aux item that is placed on a text can be inherited. This means
that if a comment or footnote to the text is created, an almost
identical item will be created on the new text. The tag,
creator, flags and data field will be
inherited unchanged. The aux-no might be given a different
value. A non-zero inherit-limit field will be decremented.
The created-at timestamp will be set to the time when the new
comment or footnote is created.
Inheritance only happens at text creation time. If a comment or
footnote link is added later with add-comment or
add-footnote, no items will be inherited. Also, if the link
is removed (via sub-comment or sub-footnote), the
inherited items will still be in place.
Inheritance only happens when the inherit bit is set, and if
inherit-limit is 0 or greater than 1. See Auxiliary Information, for more information.
Inheritance has no meaning for items placed on the server or on a conference.
It is possible for a predefined aux-item to behave in a way that isn't consistent with the description in this section. The documentation for the specific aux-item should document any deviations.