Re: Why does using the XSL namespace default namespace

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Subject: Re: Why does using the XSL namespace default namespace preclude literal result elements in the empty namespace?
From: Aaron Hope <edh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 20:44:40 -0400

David Carlisle wrote:

I am not at all clear what your question is, if XSL is the default
namespace so you have <template match=".. then literal result elements
can be in any prefixed namespace, or if you don't want to prefix them
use
<html xmlns="">
...

David

It seemed to me you were suggesting two options, put html els in a non-default namespace or chage the default namespace. I was trying to say that the first wouldn't work for me, but that the second was an option.

I've become resigned to the (perceived) fact that xslt can't do what I want to do cleanly, and no I don't consider the workarounds I've heard and found to be clean. Now I'm more interested in finding out if there's a good reason for it, and if not, fixing it in the next version.

I'm quite willing to patch the various open source processors to do what I feel is appropriate, but there's not much point unless it's in accordance with errata or a future standard. I'm not big on vender-specific extensions.

I want to know if people agree with me when I say "This is how it should work". If not, I'd like to know why.

I know this is a fairly minor issue. I've been living with fairly minor issues for a while now. I just figured it was time to stop complaining and see if there was anything I could do about it.

aaron

The html output method precludes using any namespace on the literal result elements.

exactly: <html xmlns=""> is _not_ in a namespace.

Changing the default namespace works though, and it's what I settled on yesterday night.

which is what I suggested above, no?

David

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Re: Why does using the XSL namespace default namespace preclude literal result elements in the empty namespace?, (continued)
- David Carlisle - Sat, 21 Jul 2001 13:10:31 -0400 (EDT)
  - Aaron Hope - Sat, 21 Jul 2001 15:45:36 -0400 (EDT)
    - David Carlisle - Sat, 21 Jul 2001 18:33:48 -0400 (EDT)
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    - David Carlisle - Sun, 22 Jul 2001 16:37:56 -0400 (EDT)

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