Re: Label and ID stuff

On 5/5/07, Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com> wrote:
>
> / Innovimax SARL <innovimax@gmail.com> was heard to say:
> | [[
> | A.1.8 Label Elements
> [...]
> | First, I was thinking that we could select trough an pattern
> | expression, which elements, I want to label (applying "*" if I really
> | want)
>
> Yes, I guess we could add a match pattern here.
>
> | Second, I don't really understand that limitation
> |
> | << If an existing xml:id value conflicts with a previously generated
> | value, the step fails. >>
> |
> | Does it mean that if, I have done a dummy implementation of XProc
> | which generate concat($prefix, '0', $suffix), and that there is more
> | than two element to label, I am allowed by the spec to fail !!!
>
> You are required by the spec to fail.



I clearly understand that. But the problem is that a conformant
implementation CAN rendre p:label unusable...(if I have concat($prefix, '0',
$suffix), I am still conformant)

Mohamed


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