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Joern Clausen wrote: >I don't think that is a flaw. I repeat my question, which was not >answered yet: Why are only elements and attributes subject to a >namespace definition, but not entities? > > >Has this been discussed while >preparing the Namespaces REC, and was it decided not to go this way for >any good reason? Pointers to mail archives are welcome. > > The same question could apply to other names; IDs, enumerations and notations. But the fewer nested definitions the better. Actually, providing a prefix on entity reference is quite useful; we allow typing in &isolat1:uuml; to produce ü for example, so that only the names just in the particular entity set come up on the selection list. Cheers Rick Jelliffe http://www.topologi.com
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