- From: Stephen Buxton <stephen.buxton@oracle.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 22:42:11 -0700
- To: public-qt-comments@w3.org
Received on Wednesday, 25 June 2003 01:42:21 UTC
*Data Model, Section 4.2.1 Overview* Following the numbered list with 7 items, it says "the children of the document node must not be empty". This sentence is ambiguous. It could mean "The [children] property of the document information item may not be empty" or it may mean "Each child of the document node may not be empty (ie, each child must have children of its own)." This shows two things: 1. It is good to have special notation, such as the square brackets, to mark properties, especially when the name of the property is plural. 2. It is good to write universal quantifiers in the singular ("each child") rather than the plural ("the children"). Also, we read "the children of the document node must not be empty and consist exclusively of element nodes, etc." This is ambiguous: does it mean "must not be empty and must not consist..." or does it mean "must not be empty and must consist..."
Received on Wednesday, 25 June 2003 01:42:21 UTC