Re: Section on XHTML modularization

Hello Jirka, all,

Jirka, many thanks for your feedback. I agree with all your explanations
and will update the schema accordingly. I'll send a link to the update
later.

Jirka Kosek wrote:
> Felix Sasaki wrote:
> 
>> Please have a look at
>> http://www.w3.org/International/its/techniques/its-techniques.html#integration-its-xhtmlmod
>> and the files
>> http://www.w3.org/International/its/techniques/its-module.xsd (ITS
>> module relying on XHTML MOD)
>> http://www.w3.org/International/its/techniques/xhtml-plus-its.xsd
>> (driver to use that module with XHTML)
> 
> The current schema driver adds its:rules into html.content group which
> means that its:rules could occur almost anywhere in XHTML file. I think
> that it is more reasonable to allow it only inside head. This would
> probably mean adding its:ruby into HeadOpts.mix group.
> 
>> Note that the schemas are hand-crafted , the abstract definition as
>> well. Please have a look for mistakes. There is one issue I don't know
>> how to solve yet: what to do with existing HTML markup "dir" and "ruby"?
> 
> I think that for things which are handled by XHTML we should not add ITS
> markup. The reason is that to XHTML "dir" and "ruby" will understand
> each XHTML agent. But ITS "dir" and "ruby" will be recognized only by
> specialized CAT software.
> 
> I think that for such purposes section "5.1.3 Relating ITS to Existing
> Markup in XHTML" is sufficient.
> 
> Regarding ruby markup: In XHTML Basic 1.0 there is no ruby, it is only
> in "full" XHTML 1.1. So I think that schema should also add its:ruby
> into XHTML content models. Or we could base XHTML+ITS schema on XHTML
> 1.1 -- but this version of XHTML is not supported by major browser :-(
> 
>> We could say "use the HTML markup instead of ITS", but what to do for
>> the "nested case" (e.g. the "its:locNote" element contains a "dir"
>> attribute). 
> 
> What is the problem here? Could you explain it more or provide example.

I'm wondering what to do with. s.t like <html:p><its:ruby
html:dir="rtl"> . Is this desirable, or should it be <its:ruby
dir="rtl"> or <its:ruby its:dir="rtl"> ?

Regards, Felix.

> 
>> Another question related to this: do we need the ITS span
>> attribute? I'd say no, because it's purpose is fulfilled by adding local
>> ITS attributes to the "common" group of XHTML.
> 
> Indeed. And there is XHTML span for cases when you must specify e.g.
> translatability of otherwise unmarked text.
> 
>> I think this is enough to prove "work in progress" and to go back to the
>> HTML WG. 
> 
> Which HTML WG? XHTML 2 or HTML 5? (I'm sorry, I'm just kidding.) ;-D
> 
> I tryed your schema and it seems that xlink.xsd schema is not available
> at expected place:
> 
> SystemID: http://www.w3.org/International/its/techniques/its-module.xsd
> Location: 4:85
> Description: schema_reference.4: Failed to read schema document
> 'xlink.xsd', because 1) could not find the document; 2) the document
> could not be read; 3) the root element of the document is not <xsd:schema>.
> URL: http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/#schema_reference
> 
> HTH,
> 
> 			Jirka
>

Received on Thursday, 8 February 2007 05:23:08 UTC