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Re: XHTML & Schemas

• From: "James Tauber" <jtauber@j...>
• To: "Paul Prescod" <paul@p...>, "xml-dev" <xml-dev@i...>
• Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 09:47:04 +0800

> I don't follow this at all. What is the value in namespaces if they
> cannot be used in style rules, schema rules and other such
> name-triggered processes.

I didn't say they cannot be used, I suggested that the be used *in
conjunction with something else*.

> David's whole argument is that three namespaces make it more difficult
> to use namespaces as triggers because you must now trigger on three
> names instead of one.

The reverse is true if your trigger wants to distinguish between
strict/transitional, etc.

A validator is such a trigger.

If there is one namespace, then something other than *just* namespaces must
be used to trigger validation. That was my point.

James
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