- From: Henry Zongaro <zongaro@ca.ibm.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:14:34 -0400
- To: Stephen.Buxton@oracle.com
- Cc: public-qt-comments@w3.org
Steve,
In [1], you submitted the following comment on the Last Call Working
Draft of XSLT 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 Serialization.
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SECTION 4: XML output method
The first four words of this section are "The xml output method".
The specification is non-constructive and non-deterministic.
This is a good thing, but it means that there is more than one
acceptable algorithm for an xml output method. Consequently
calling it "the xml output method" is misleading. It would be
better to say explicitly that the specification is non-constructive
and non-deterministic, and talk about the requirements on
"an xml output method" rather than "the xml output method".
Similarly, the title might be "XML output methods" rather than
the singular.
>>
Thank you for your comment, which I am handling editorially.
You make a good point. I have added a paragraph to the end of the
section entitled "Serialization Parameters" indicating that some
unspecified details of the output methods are implementation-dependent, in
an attempt to make it clear that the specifications of the output methods
are non-constructive.
However, I've decided not to accept your suggestion to refer to "an
xml output method" rather than "the xml output method." I'm inclined to
regard this as a single method that is parameterized by both serialization
parameters and implementation-defined and -dependent behaviours. I think
using the indefinite article would be confusing for readers.
I would appreciate it if you could check the next draft of
serialization to verify whether this resolution is acceptable to you.
Thanks,
Henry
[1]
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-qt-comments/2004Feb/1038.html
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