Re: XSLT20: matching-substring and non-matching-substring vs "optional"

Björn,

This is a personal, not a WG, response to 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-qt-comments/2006Jan/0083.

Would it be any better if the XSL WG had changed 
the wording to "each element is optional"?  That seems clearer to me.

Hope this helps,
    Jim

From: Bjoern Hoehrmann 
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Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:21:21 +0100
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 > * Michael Kay wrote:
 > >In my view the language of the spec is correct. X is optional and Y is
 > >optional, therefore both X and Y are optional. If anyone is in any doubt
 > >about the meaning, the formal grammar makes it clear (as does the remainder
 > >of the sentence).

 > Regardless of whether it's correct, it's awkward and superfluous. As
 > the Process document notes, W3C strives for a high level of editorial
 > quality in addition to plain formal correctness.
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