Re: First attempt at the set-xml-id draft

Paul Grosso <paul@paulgrosso.name> writes:
> Is there a good reason why it should be a fatal error
> to specify set-xml-id when text processing is specified
> instead of just saying it has no effect?

Only for parity with the xpointer attribute.

> The first sentence of the last para of C.7 reads:
>
>  Observe that the xml:id attribute on the included note
>  element has been replaced by the copied attribute from
>  the xi:include element.
>
> We aren't really copying an attribute here, we are using
> the set-xml-id attribute to set the xml:id attribute.  So
> perhaps reword something like:
>
>  Observe that the value of the xml:id attribute on the included note
>  element has been replaced with the value of the set-xml-id attribute from
>  the xi:include element.

Yes.

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                                          norm

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Norman Walsh
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