Re: Primer suggestions - especially to have nameHmmmspace transformation example

Well, if we can't use XML-based namespace docs in the HL7 example OR the
Excel Spreadsheet example, what should we do here?Any suggestions?

Booth, David (HP Software - Boston) wrote:
> 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
>
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> the official views of HP unless explicitly stated otherwise.
>
>
>   


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		-harry

Harry Halpin,  University of Edinburgh 
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Received on Monday, 25 June 2007 17:30:19 UTC