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RE: DCD and Global attributes.

• From: Charles Frankston <cfranks@m...>
• To: xml mailing list <xml-dev@i...>
• Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 19:44:10 -0700

I think this is better handled by the use of inheritance.  I.e. you create a
base element that has all the attributes you wish to be "universal", and
derive all you elements from this base.  This re-uses a mechanism we want
anyway, and allows finer grain control than universal vs. one-at-a-time.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Boumphrey [mailto:bckman@i...]
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 9:09 AM
> To: Charles Frankston
> Cc: xml mailing list
> Subject: DCD and Global attributes.
> 
> 
> It struck me that it may be preferable to default every thing 
> to the global
> attributes, and provide a means of exempting elements that we 
> do not wish
> them to apply to.
> 

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