RE: Attributes from a different namespace

> Thanks a lot Pete. Regarding your last observation, does that 
> really matters that I should use "xs" instead of "java".

Technically you can use any prefix you like. But it makes life easier for
your readers if you choose the conventional prefix, which is "xs" or "xsd".
The prefix "java" seems a very odd choice indeed.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/