Re: [XBL] Abstract

On Thu, 7 Dec 2006, Cameron McCormack wrote:
>
> Abstract
> 
>   It can also be used to implement new DOM interfaces, and, in
>   conjunction with other specifications, enables arbitrary tag sets to
>   be implemented as widgets. For example, XBL could in theory be used to
>   implement XForms.
> 
> Using “in theory” tends to imply that in practice, the opposite is 
> true, or that this wouldn’t be done.  Is it actually possible to 
> implement XForms with XBL?  If so, please reprhase the sentence to avoid 
> making the reader wary of the suggestion.

Well, in theory it could. We haven't tested the theory yet. How would you 
phrase it? The statement is exactly literally correct as far as I can 
tell. No reading-between-the-lines required.

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