Fwd: Re: XQuery 1.0 Overriding prolog default namespaces

Hi Priscilla,

I'm afraid I didn't deliver on this promise for the current publication 
round, and I've missed the deadline. We've got your clarification on the 
list for the next round.

Sorry,

Jonathan

>Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 05:13:27 -0500
>To: "Priscilla Walmsley" <priscilla@walmsley.com>, <public-qt-comments@w3.org>
>From: Jonathan Robie <jonathan.robie@datadirect-technologies.com>
>Subject: Re: XQuery 1.0 Overriding prolog default namespaces
>
>At 11:31 AM 11/5/2002 -0500, Priscilla Walmsley wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>The XQuery 1.0 WD (section 4.1) says that namespace declarations that
>>appear in element constructors are added to the in-scope namespaces.
>>It's clear what this means for namespace declarations with prefixes.
>>
>>It's not so clear (at least to me!) what this means for default
>>namespace declarations.   The definition of "in-scope namespaces"
>>appears to specifically be referring to resolving prefixes, and it is
>>listed as a separate component of the expression context from the
>>"Default namespace for element and type names" and the "Default
>>namespace for function names".
>
>Hi Priscilla,
>
>I agree that we need to improve the description here, and I think it will 
>be better in the next publication. The default namespace is intended to be 
>part of the static context.
>
>>So, my question is, do default namespace declarations in element
>>constructors override these two default namespaces (declared in the
>>prolog)?  Both of them, or just the element/type one?
>
>It overrides the element/type default, but not the function default. This 
>will be clearer in the next publication.
>
>Jonathan