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Re: Pragmatic namespaces

• From: Dave Pawson <davep@dpawson.co.uk>
• To: Micah Dubinko <Micah.Dubinko@marklogic.com>
• Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:20:57 +0100

On 08/03/2009 05:40 AM, Micah Dubinko wrote:

> How often do dotted element names come up in existing HTML or HTML-like
> XML? In the (presumably rare) cases where this does happen, would
> interpreting them as pragmatic namespaces cause problems?


Names? id|xml:id values yes.
@xml:id='ch1.s3.p3' is quite frequent?

Usual debate about qnames in attribute values perhaps?

Is that an issue Michah?


btw, I like the ideas. I'm less keen on your 'exceptions'.
Can they be justified?

point 4 is rather Western/English specific?

point 5 is distinctly odd and surely at odds with inheritance?
Is this following on from SGMLs minimal typing ideas?
How else is it justifiable?
(Remember the ten rules for XML?)



regards

-- 
Dave Pawson
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  • Re: Pragmatic namespaces
    • From: Amelia A Lewis <amyzing@talsever.com>
  • Re: Pragmatic namespaces
    • From: Micah Dubinko <Micah.Dubinko@marklogic.com>