- From: Martin Bryan <mtbryan@sgml.u-net.com>
- Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 08:19:04 +0100
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
At 05:19 3/6/97 -0700, Tim Bray wrote: >All of the namespace proposals have to solve two problems: > > 1. linking to the schema or whatever defines the namespace, and > 2. signalling what namespace an element type is in (the colon stuff). > >For #1, we've had proposals for using elements and PI's and weird new >marked section-like syntax. Despite the fact that the problem has >"link" in its name. This could obviously done with xml-link given >a reserved role like ><x XML-link="extended" role="xml-namespace" href=".." short-prefix=".."/> > >Given that it can be, it should be. Why not? -Tim a) Because this only works in the instance - it doesn't let you define name spaces in a DTD b) Because it can only be used at places where x has been declared as valid in the DTD, and XML does not allow inclusions! c) Because the model of extended links is constrained, and I don't want to constrain the model of every element in a namespace to this model. ---- Martin Bryan, The SGML Centre, Churchdown, Glos. GL3 2PU, UK Phone/Fax: +44 1452 714029 WWW home page: http://www.sgml.u-net.com/
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