Re: 8.1.7 - range Element

> If that's the intended mechanism what's the purpose of an optional pair 
> of "hint" attributes? Can the user agent ignore the "hint"?

Since having a schema is optional, one needs a way to express the 
bounds, hence the start and end attributes.

> What happens if the two sources of information are inconsistent? Which 
> value takes precedence?

I would say that the final range is the intersection of both ranges. But 
that's my 0.02 euro.

Jérôme