RE: [DM] IBM-DM-105: Order of comments, PI's and text given [schema normalized value] property

If you provide data-centric application the ability to fold their value
(and thus provide better performance) then this is one of the
consequences. And I think this is an acceptable trade-off...

Best regards
Michael

> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-qt-comments-request@w3.org [mailto:public-qt-comments-
> request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Michael Kay
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 12:23 AM
> To: public-qt-comments@w3.org
> Subject: RE: [DM] IBM-DM-105: Order of comments, PI's and text given
> [schema normalized value] property
> 
> 
> >
> > Section 6.2.4
> >
> > The description of how the children property of the element node is
> > constructed from PSVI indicates that if the [schema normalized
value]
> > property exists, and the processor chooses to use that means
> > of setting
> > the property, the order of nodes in the sequence is implementation
> > defined.
> >
> > This should be phrased to indicate that only the text node
> > will be in some
> > implementation-dependent position relative to the PI and
> > comment children,
> > but the order of the PI's and comments themselves is the same
> > as in the
> > [children] property.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> I personally find this reordering of comment nodes abhorrent.
> 
> Changing
> 
> <a>1.2 8.9 3.56 <!-- or 3.57? --> 8.3</a>
> 
> to
> 
> <a>1.2 8.9 3.56 8.3 <!-- or 3.57? --></a>
> 
> is a gross violation of data integrity and we should not sanction it.
> 
> Michael Kay

Received on Wednesday, 18 February 2004 04:03:24 UTC