Re: Note on terminology: Attribute types

I agree with Henrik on this point. We must settle on an unambiguous term for
the concept. "element attribute" sounds fine.
Btw, refreshing to see such a nice, to the point and unambiguous mail in
this forum. A very rare feat indeed!

Regards,

Timmy Jose.

On 6/12/07, Henrik Dvergsdal <henrik.dvergsdal@hibo.no> wrote:
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>
> I think we will gain precision by using consistent, spec-wide
> terminology to distinguish between DOM attributes and attributes
> defined on elements (reflected by the DOM Attr interface). The spec
> uses (at least) three different terms for the latter:
>
> "attribute"
> "content attribute"
> "element attribute"
>
> IMO "element attribute" is the most unambiguous and descriptive
> alternative. At least, simply using "attribute" should be avoided.
>
> --
> Henrik D
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