# point-locator attribute on cs:text

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/point-locator-attribute-on-cs-text/750>\
**Category:** CSL Development\
**Created:** [August 29, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/point-locator-attribute-on-cs-text/750 "2009-08-29T13:37:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rintze\_Zelle1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Rintze\_Zelle1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Rintze_Zelle1)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/point-locator-attribute-on-cs-text/750/1 "2009-08-29T13:37:45Z")

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The schema (still) includes the point-locator attribute on cs:text,  
which I thought was slated for deletion:

[https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg\_name=fbb7c5df0905160559s58d87586tf8937b69ae8044bb%40mail.gmail.com](https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=fbb7c5df0905160559s58d87586tf8937b69ae8044bb%40mail.gmail.com)

What is the status on this? Would it be okay if I just changed

522 ## adds the results of a macro, as specified in  
the main body of the CSL  
523 attribute macro { token }  
524 |  
525 ## A descriptor that locates sub-item content  
within a cited resource. Used  
526 ## in some styles to indicate specific page  
numbers for excerpted  
527 ## content, for example.  
528 attribute point-locator { cs-terms.locator }),

into

522 ## adds the results of a macro, as specified in  
the main body of the CSL  
523 attribute macro { token }),

? ([https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/xbiblio/browser/csl/schema/trunk/csl.rnc?rev=1173#L522](https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/xbiblio/browser/csl/schema/trunk/csl.rnc?rev=1173#L522))

Rintze

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/point-locator-attribute-on-cs-text/750/2 "2009-08-29T14:33:36Z")

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> The schema (still) includes the point-locator attribute on cs:text,  
> which I thought was slated for deletion:
> 
> [https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg\_name=fbb7c5df0905160559s58d87586tf8937b69ae8044bb%40mail.gmail.com](https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=fbb7c5df0905160559s58d87586tf8937b69ae8044bb%40mail.gmail.com)
> 
> What is the status on this? Would it be okay if I just changed

Yes. Thanks.