Re: 9. Are > characters allowed in attribute values?

> I thought that the point Jams was making (although I should let him
> speak for himself) was that a canonicalized µXML document should still
> be a µXML document.
>
> Forbidding > in attribute values would potentially break that.
>

Yes, that was also a consideration that influenced me in allowing > in
attribute values in my initial draft.

It would mean we need a slightly different definition of canonicalization
for MicroXML.

My current view is that the asymmetry between < and > would be such an ugly
and confusing wart on MicroXML that it is better to avoid this even though
it breaks the existing definition of canonicalization.

James

Received on Thursday, 6 September 2012 01:59:58 UTC