Comments on Canonical XML 1.1 Draft

I have four comments on the Canonical XML 1.1 last call draft [1].

1) Add another example to section 3 showing handling of xml:id and  
xml:base for document subset, e.g.:
---
3.8 Document Subsets and XML attributes

Input

<!DOCTYPE doc [
<!ATTLIST e2 xml:space (default|preserve) 'preserve'>
<!ATTLIST e3 id ID #IMPLIED>
]>
<doc xmlns="http://www.ietf.org" xmlns:w3c="http://www.w3.org"
      xml:base="http://www.example.com/something/else">
    <e1>
       <e2 xmlns="" xml:id="abc" xml:base="../bar/">
          <e3 id="E3" xml:base="foo"/>
       </e2>
    </e1>
</doc>

Document Subset Expression (same as 3.7)
<!-- Evaluate with declaration xmlns:ietf="http://www.ietf.org" -->

(//. | //@* | //namespace::*)
[
    self::ietf:e1 or (parent::ietf:e1 and not(self::text() or self::e2))
    or
    count(id("E3")|ancestor-or-self::node()) = count(ancestor-or- 
self::node())
]

Canonical Form

<e1 xmlns="http://www.ietf.org" xmlns:w3c="http://www.w3.org"><e3  
xmlns="" id="E3" xml:base="http://www.example.com/bar/foo"  
xml:space="preserve"></e3> </e1>

Demonstrates:
xml:id not inherited.
simple inheritable XML attribute inherited (xml:space)
xml:base fixup performed
---

2) Link to RFC 3986 [URI] reference from fifth paragraph and bullets  
in Section 2.4 [2] (minor editorial comment)

3) For clarity use same notation for X and E values, e.g. state in  
next to last paragraph in document subset section [2]:

"In that case let Xm ... X1 be the values of the xml:base attributes  
on En...E1 (in order from outermost to innermost). The sequence of  
values is reduced to a single value by first combining Xm with Xm-1,  
then the result with Xm-2, and so on"

instead of

"In that case let X1 ... Xm be the values of the xml:base attributes  
on En...E1 (in order from outermost to innermost). The sequence of  
values is reduced to a single value by first combining X1 with X2,  
then the result with X3, and so on"

4) Modify first sentence in Abstract from
"Canonical XML 1.1 is a revision to Canonical XML 1.0 to address  
issues raised while producing the xml:id specification."

to

"Canonical XML 1.1 is a revision to Canonical XML 1.0 to address  
issues related to inheritance of attributes in the XML namespace when  
canonicalizing document subsets, including the requirement not to  
inherit xml:id, and to treat xml:base URI path processing properly."

---
regards, Frederick

Frederick Hirsch
Nokia

[1] <http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-c14n11/>

[2] <http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-c14n11/#DocSubsets>

Received on Tuesday, 1 May 2007 17:56:23 UTC