Re: widget namespace

> A well designed format is one for which people can make uses and
> extensions unforeseen by the creator. Putting a namespace here is
> zero-cost, not putting it is just begging to look stupid down the line.

Appealing to our ego's is a nice rhetorical trick, but it's better to
keep the arguments on a technical level:-)

> FWIW, Joost's internal widget manifest format uses a namespace, which
> makes it easier to implement multiple widget formats too.
>
> > Using namespaces here just complicates things for authors who want
> > to copy and paste lines of codes without the level of indirection
> > given by namespaces (where they would have to copy the namespace
> > decleration too).
>
> Experience shows authors are not that silly, it's just a handful of
> specification writers who think that's complicated :)

I'm not too phased by the namespace issue... and I don't think Anne is
either. I do however support Anne's position and reasoning. However, I
am inclined to put it back in.

Anyone one else feel strongly about having a namespace? The namespace
would be:

http://ww.w3.org/ns/widgets

If other people want it and think its a good idea then I am happy to
put it back in the spec.

Kind regards,
Marcos
-- 
Marcos Caceres
http://datadriven.com.au

Received on Tuesday, 28 August 2007 12:07:32 UTC