- From: Robert Burns <rob@robburns.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:58:31 -0500
- To: HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
On Jul 15, 2007, at 7:35 PM, Maciej Stachowiak wrote: > > > On Jul 15, 2007, at 3:39 PM, Robert Burns wrote: > >> >> >> On Jul 15, 2007, at 5:20 PM, Smylers wrote: >> >>> >>> However, HTML5 does note: >>> >>> XHTML2 and this specification use different namespaces and >>> therefore >>> can both be implemented in the same XML processor. >>> >>> So at least from the point of view of using XHTML5 and XHTML2 >>> together >>> they are compatible. >> >> I think that's an error in the current draft. XHTML2 uses the same >> namespace as XHTML1 and XHTML 1.. My understanding is that XHTML5 >> also aims to use that same namespace. It's probably best for us to >> assume they will be using the same namespace. > > Is there a draft of XHTML2 yet that uses the XHTML1 namespace? The > latest Working Draft I could find was <http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD- > xhtml2-20060726/> which uses "http://www.w3.org/2002/06/xhtml2/" as > the namespace URI. I could not find any public Editor's Drafts. The > reason I ask is because XHTML2 WG members have on a number of > occasions stated that XHTML2 uses the XHTML1 namespace, in the > present tense, as if it were already true. But this seems to > actually be a planned future change. > My understanding was that the current namespace is used as a convenience or temporary namesapce placeholder. That is until the draft reaches a certain status, it is expected to use this other temporary namespace. If I understand correctly this temporary namespace had nothing to do with the eventual aim of the WG. In other words it wasn't meant to be read s not using the original HTML namespace. Take care, Rob
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