• From: Dave Pawson <davep@d...>
• To: Henri Sivonen <hsivonen@i...>
• Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:23:15 +0000

Henri Sivonen wrote:

>> As many XML editors can use an XPath just as easily as line/column 
>> numbers to take you to a particular place in a document, I usually 
>> find it sufficient to return an XPath. 

Some editors can use it, yes. Not all.


> 
> That's not what I need for Validator.nu. Every other library that I use 
> supports reporting errors with SAX locator data and, therefore, I've 
> built a front-end based on lines and columns. I control the locator and 
> I want to be able to retrieve both the line and column that I carefully 
> put in.


And what happens when you start to edit an xml file that isn't pretty 
printed Henri? Mikes issues of the 'single line' XML file.

That seems to be a case of covering some percentage, just as assuming
all editors can highlight an xpath location in a file only covers
some percentage.

I've tried to explain the simplicity of the work DC did at
http://www.dpawson.co.uk/nodesets/entries/0801231.html
I.e. using the xpath location as a way of 'pointing' to a location in
the source XML file?
That way the edit/parse/view errors is pretty easy using a browser
alongside the editor.

And it works for any XML file too.


regards

-- 
Dave Pawson
XSLT XSL-FO FAQ.
http://www.dpawson.co.uk

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