Re: Problem with XForms 1.0 Basic Profile document when used with XFo rms Full processor

Hi All,

I just want to say that I hope you will change the resolution found in 
[1] to one where there is only one type on a node. I have never thought 
that there was a problem with that the equivalence statement. I like 
that sentence because it uses all the inheritance rules from XML Schema 
and validation requirements by using that single word "equivalent".

Best regards,
David

Klotz, Leigh wrote:
> Steven,
> Thank you for your response to this issue.
>
> My concern is that there are two independent sources of type
> information, and that the effects of these two sources under XForms 1.0
> and XForms Basic 1.0 might be different, depending on how conflicts are
> handled in XForms 1.0 full conformance.  I gave a use case where an
> XForms 1.0 Basic author might consider authoring a form that would work
> properly in XForms Basic but not in XForms full conformance.  
>
> It may be that the existing recommendation wording about xsi:type
> equivalence is sufficient, and I would like to hear from the Working
> Group about why it is not.
>
> Unfortunately, the proposed resolution does not address my concern about
> how to resolve the two sources of information; instead, it restates it
> to say that there are two sources of information, and offers no
> prescription for interoperability.  Additionally, I am concerned that
> the solution proposed (having two separate pools of type information)
> makes XForms more difficult for authors, and am hopeful that there is a
> better solution.
>
> Therefore, I must with reluctance say that this response does not
> satisfy my comment.
>
> As you are aware, I rejoined the XForms Working Group on behalf of Xerox
> recently, though I was not a representative at the time the comment was
> filed.  I look forward to working through this issue with the rest of
> the Working Group and hope for resolution to my comment at the next
> Face-to-Face meeting.
>
> Sincerely,
> Leigh L. Klotz, Jr.
> Xerox Corporation
>
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Pemberton [mailto:steven.pemberton@cwi.nl] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 7:26 AM
> To: Klotz, Leigh; 'www-forms-editor@w3.org'
> Subject: Re: Problem with XForms 1.0 Basic Profile document when used
> with XFo rms Full processor
>
> Leigh,
>
> Thank you for your comment.
>
> The XForms WG discussed this issue[1] and resolved that the problem lay
>
> with the description of how types are bound to the data in XForms. They
>
> resolved to:
>
> "Issue an erratum for 6.1.1 Type property about how the type is bound to
>
> the data. It mustn't be done by equivalency to xsi:type attribute."
>
> If this reply satisfies your comment, please reply to this mail to that
>
> effect.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Steven Pemberton
> For the XForms WG
>
> [1] http://www.w3.org/2006/03/23-xforms-minutes#item02
>
> On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:23:56 +0200, Klotz, Leigh  
> <Leigh.Klotz@pahv.xerox.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> In "3 Conformance", the XForms 1.0 Basic Profile CR [1] says
>>   XForms Basic Profile processors may implement a subset of an XML
>>     
> Schema
>   
>> processor
>>   [XML Schema part 1], [XML Schema part 2], requiring only what is  
>> necessary
>> to process
>>   the attribute xsi:type on instance data for simpleTypes only and the
>>     
>
>   
>> type
>> model
>>   item property for simpleTypes only.
>>
>> In "3.3.1 The model Element", the XForms 1.0 REC [2] says
>>   Optional list of xsd:anyURI links to XML Schema documents outside
>>     
> this
>   
>> model element.
>>   The XForms Processor must process all Schemas listed in this
>>     
> attribute.
>   
>> My understanding is that the Basic Profile changes this "must" to
>>     
> either  
>   
>> a
>> "must not" or perhaps a "should not" for XForms Basic.
>> In any case, I assume that the schema attribute (and similarly, the  
>> embedded
>> xsd:schema element) are allowed in documents processed by an XForms
>>     
> Basic
>   
>> processor, but are to be ignored.
>>
>> Now, consider the following case where an instance contains an element
>>     
>
>   
>> with
>> a simple value (such as a decimal or a time) and a boolean attribute:
>>
>>   <time precise="true">06:00:00</time>
>>
>> The goal of adding an attribute to an element of simple type content
>>     
> is
>   
>> common, and in fact the first qustion in a popular XML Schema FAQ [3]
>>     
>
>   
>> shows
>> that it is in fact, a frequently-asked question.  The cited FAQ then  
>> gives a
>> complexType definition extending a simple type and adding an
>>     
> attribute.
>   
>> Here is a complete XForms Full example, using XML Schema, a sample  
>> instance
>> document, and an XHTML 1 document with XForms controls, using the XML
>> Schema.  It relies on the XML Schema referred to from the model to
>>     
> define
>   
>> the type of the attribute as boolean, so that the XForms Processor may
>> display it as a checkbox.
>>
>> XForms Basic does not interpret the schema attribute, but it does  
>> "process
>> ... type model item property for simpleTypes only" so we can add
>>   <xf:bind ref="my:length/@my:precise" type="xsd:boolean" />
>> to the model, and both Full and Basic XForms Processors will display
>>     
> the
>   
>> attribute as a boolean (for example, as a checkbox in a graphical user
>> interface).
>>
>> Note that the base type of the element, xsd:time, is also one that
>>     
> XForms
>   
>> processors may choose to use for display purposes, perhaps by showing
>>     
> a  
>   
>> time
>> chooser (see "8.1.2 The Input Element" [4]).  So, the natural next
>>     
> step
>   
>> would be to bind that type to the node, as follows:
>>   <xf:bind ref="my:length" type="xsd:time" />
>> This will indeed work in XForms Basic, because it will process the
>>     
> type
>   
>> model item property, and xsd:time is an XML Schema simpleType and is
>>     
> in  
>   
>> the
>> list of types to be processed by XForms Basic.
>>
>> Unfortunately, XForms Full processors have already interpreted the XML
>> Schema specified by the model schema attribute, and have a conflicting
>>     
>
>   
>> type.
>>
>> Therefore, I believe that it is difficult to create XForms Full
>>     
> profile
>   
>> documents that also work in XForms Basic, unless some subtyping  
>> allowances
>> are introduced into the consistency checking performed by the type
>>     
> model
>   
>> item property.
>>
>> Leigh.
>>
>> -------------------precision.xml---------------------
>>   <?xml version="1.0" ?>
>>   <data xmlns="http://www.example.com">
>>     <time precise="true">06:00:00</time>
>>   </data>
>> ---------------------precision.xsd-----------------------
>>   <?xml version="1.0" ?>
>>   <xsd:schema xmlns:my="http://www.example.com"
>> 	      targetNamespace="http://www.example.com"
>> 	      xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
>> 	      elementFormDefault="qualified">
>>     <xsd:element name="data">
>>       <xsd:complexType>
>> 	<xsd:sequence>
>> 	  <xsd:element ref="my:time" />
>> 	</xsd:sequence>
>>       </xsd:complexType>
>>     </xsd:element>
>>     <xsd:element name="time" type="my:preciseTime"/>
>>     <xsd:complexType name="preciseTime">
>>       <xsd:simpleContent>
>> 	<xsd:extension base="xsd:time">
>> 	  <xsd:attribute name="precise" type="xsd:boolean"
>>     
> use="required"/>
>   
>> 	</xsd:extension>
>>       </xsd:simpleContent>
>>     </xsd:complexType>
>>   </xsd:schema>
>>
>> ---------------------precision.xhtml---------------------
>>   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?>
>>   <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
>> 	xmlns:xf="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms"
>> 	xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
>> 	xmlns:my="http://www.example.com">
>>     <head>
>>       <title>XForms Samples</title>
>>       <xf:model schema="precision.xsd">
>> 	<xf:instance src="precision.xml" />
>> 	<xf:bind nodeset="my:time" type="xsd:time" />
>> 	<xf:bind nodeset="my:time/@my:precise" type="xsd:boolean" />
>>       </xf:model>
>>     </head>
>>     <body>
>>       <h1>Precision</h1>
>>       <xf:group>
>> 	<xf:input ref="my:time"><xf:label>Time</xf:label></xf:input>
>> 	<xf:input
>> ref="my:time/@my:precise"><xf:label>Precise?</xf:label></xf:input>
>>       </xf:group>
>>     </body>
>>   </html>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/CR-xforms-basic-20031014/#id2606183
>> [2]
>>
>>     
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-xforms-20031014/index-all.html#structure-m
> odel
>   
>> [3] http://www.mathling.com/xsd/
>> [4]
>>     
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-xforms-20031014/index-all.html#ui-input
>   
>>     
>
>
>
>   


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