Re: SD2 - Structured Attributes from lee@sq.com on 1997-05-16 (w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org from May 1997)

From: <lee@sq.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 97 11:48:04 EDT
To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
Message-Id: <9705161548.AA10694@sqrex.sq.com>

Jean-Pauli writes:
> Proposal: I'm going to say something radical here: We should invent a
> way to add structure and attributes to attributes.

I don't think this at all radical.  In fact, we already have it!
Consider
	<percy>
	  <attribute>
	    <name>Socks</name>
	    <value>
		<colour>red</colour>
		<material>cotton<material>
	    </value>
	  </attribute>
	  <content>
	    whatever you want
	  </content>
	</percy>

Here, I have used an XML representation of an attribute.

There is no need to invent a new syntax that gives no additional flexibility.

Lee

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