RE: Primer suggestions - especially to have namespace transformation example

Oops!  I now see that Harry just made similar suggestions.  Well, these
go into a little more detail, so I think they're still worth reading.


David Booth, Ph.D.
HP Software
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-grddl-wg-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:public-grddl-wg-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Booth, 
> David (HP Software - Boston)
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:42 PM
> To: public-grddl-wg@w3.org
> Subject: Primer suggestions - especially to have namespace 
> transformation example
> 
> 
> A couple of primer suggestions:
> 
> 1. For people who merely want to use GRDDL, I think it would 
> be helpful
> in the Primer introduction to summarize the available mechanisms for
> indicating GRDDL transformations, and indicate which primer section
> demonstrates that mechanism.  Even better would be for this summary to
> also act as a complete crib sheet, showing the actual snippet 
> of what is
> needed, so that users could easily refer back to it as a 
> reminder.  Here
> is suggested text along the lines of what I mean:
> [[
> There are four ways an XML document can indicate GRDDL 
> transformations:
> 
>  - Set the grddl:transformation attribute on the root element (see
> section @@@@).  Example:
> 	@@example@@
> 
>  - Specify transformations in the root element namespace document (see
> section @@@@).  Example:
> 	@@example@@
> 
>  - (XHTML only) Use the GRDDL metadata profile and specify
> transformations in <link> or <a> elements (see section @@@@). 
>  Example:
> 	@@example@@
> 
>  - (XHTML only) Specify transformations in a metadata profile document
> (see section @@@@).  Example:
> 	@@example@@
> ]]
> 
> 2. I think it is important that we do have an example of namespace
> transformations in the primer.  It may be possible to change 
> the Health
> Care example to use namespace transformations:
> http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/grddl-wg/doc29/primer.html#hl7
> However, I notice that the root namespace is a URN instead of an http
> URI. :(  Would it be a problem to wrap the <clinicalDocument> element
> inside a new root element with a different namespace?  Do others have
> other ideas?  My main concern is that I think it's important to
> illustrate each of the four GRDDL mechanisms.
> 
> 
> David Booth, Ph.D.
> HP Software
> +1 617 629 8881 office  |  dbooth@hp.com
> http://www.hp.com/go/software
> 
> Opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not represent
> the official views of HP unless explicitly stated otherwise.
> 
>

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