Re: integration testing of xml:ID

On Friday, June 10, 2005, 9:31:36 PM, Dan wrote:

DC> On Fri, 2005-06-10 at 15:22 -0400, Norman Walsh wrote:
>> / Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org> was heard to say:
>> | Hmm... it seems pretty important to keep "C Impacts on Other Standards"
>> | around until xml:id has been implemented in those other places.
>> |
>> | It's not clear to me whether you plan to keep it or not.
>> |
>> | If it stays in, I'm satisfied.
>> |
>> | If not, I need to think it over.
>> 
>> The plan is to remove it, so please consider if that's acceptable based
>> on the current evidence of interoperability.

DC> OK, I took a look at the implementation report, and I see

DC> "The libxml2 library has had support for xml:id since version 2.6.9
DC> released Apr 18 2004. The support is switched on by default, and xml:id
DC> attributes when not in error are handled like DTD ID attributes. As a
DC> result they are available as ID for libxml2 XPath, XPointer
DC> implementation, as well as for XSLT, XML DSig and other tools or
DC> languages based on the libxml2 library since then."
DC>  -- http://www.w3.org/XML/2005/01/xml-id-implementation.html

Based on this, I had a look at the implementation report. I was
astonished. I will send a separate mail explaining why.


DC> Chris, I think you expressed some sympathy for my comment. Be advised
DC> I'm now satisfied. If you're not satisfied by the WG's response, i.e.
DC> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xml-id/2005Jun/0011.html

I do have some sympathy and also have some sympathy for the contrary
view that XML Core should not be held to task until the CSS WG the
(nonexistent) DOM WG, etc add support for xml:id.

I think that a section on impact on other specifications has value
regardless of whether they have been implemented, because new
implementations are always produced. Conditional guidance (if you
implement xml:id and you implement CSS then ..." is always valuable.




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 Chris Lilley                    mailto:chris@w3.org
 Chair, W3C SVG Working Group
 W3C Graphics Activity Lead

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