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This pages describes features, codes or syntax whose use is now DEPRECATED, i.e. not advised either for new or continued pre-existing use.
Deprecated aspects of Tinderbox may be supported on a legacy basis but the latter support can't be presumed to be indefinite. Therefore you should update your active TBX documents to latest practice as soon as practical.
The designator ancestor describes all notes in a direct line of descent from the cover to the current note. Also, if there are siblings at the top level, it may be to the root note for the section of the hierarchy containing the current note. From v5.8.0,deprecated in favour of ancestors.
Designators don't allow offset references as with attributes. Thus $Name("Some note") works but children("Some note") doesn't. If an offset designator is needed use find() instead.
Possible relevant notes (via "Similar Notes" feature):