Re: AI: Precedence order re-wording

Hi Yves, all,

The order you are proposing sounds good to me. However, I would change
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2- Global selections in documents (using a rules element):
	2.a- Any rules inside the rules element
	2.b- Any rules linked via the XLink href attribute
3- Global selections in an external file (using a rules element), linked
via a tool-specific mechanism
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to

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2- Global selections in documents (using a rules element):	
3- Global selections in an external file (using a rules element):
	3.a- Any rules linked via the XLink href attribute
	3.b- Any rules linked via a tool-specific mechanism
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Since both 3.a and 3.b are about rules from external files.

Felix

Yves Savourel wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I had the action item "Yves to rewrite sec. 5.4" to do
> (http://www.w3.org/2007/01/10-i18nits-minutes.html#action08)
> 
> 
> It's actually just a re-wording of the numbered list. We currently have:
> 
> -----
> "The following precedence order is defined for selections of ITS
> information in various positions (the first item in the list has the
> highest precedence):
> 
> 1- Implicit local selection in documents (ITS local attributes on a
> specific element)
> 
> 2- Global selections in documents (using a rules element)
> 
> 3- Global selections in an external file (using a rules element), linked
> via the XLink href attribute or a different mechanism
> 
> 4- Selections via defaults for data categories, see Section 6.1:
> Position, Defaults, Inheritance and Overriding of Data Categories"
> -----
> 
> I think the #3 is incorrect as it puts the linked rules in the same
> category as the external rules. Linked rules should be treated just like
> rules inside the document, as if they were the first rules in the
> <rules> element where they are called.
> 
> I propose to change the bullets #2 and #3 as this:
> 
> -----
> 2- Global selections in documents (using a rules element):
> 	2.a- Any rules inside the rules element
> 	2.b- Any rules linked via the XLink href attribute
> 
> 3- Global selections in an external file (using a rules element), linked
> via a tool-specific mechanism
> -----
> 
> An example of the distinction between 2.a and 2.b is in one of our test
> file:
> http://www.w3.org/International/its/tests/inputdata/LocNote2.xml
> The linked rules define a 'description' note for all @alt attributes
> Then a rule inside the <rules> element where the link is overrides this
> for one specific @alt with a 'alert' note.
> 
> Cheers,
> -yves
> 
> 
>

Received on Friday, 12 January 2007 08:57:32 UTC