- From: T. V. Raman <raman@users.sf.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 06:25:49 -0700
- To: steven.pemberton@cwi.nl
- Cc: mark.birbeck@x-port.net, www-forms@w3.org, www-forms-editor@w3.org
My own preference is to have a version attribute (re: the TAG
discussion).
One possibility -- since xf:version is an author hint -- and
given that 1.0 didn't explicitly use it -- would be to default
xf:version to 1.0 when missing.
>>>>> "Steven" == Steven Pemberton <steven.pemberton@cwi.nl> writes:
Steven> Funnily enough, a similar discussion is going on in
Steven> the TAG. See for instance
Steven> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-tag/2007Apr/0031.html
Steven>
Steven> Steven
Steven>
Steven> On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:02:12 +0200, Mark Birbeck
Steven> <mark.birbeck@x-port.net> wrote:
Steven>
>>
> Hello,
>>
>> I'd like to suggest that we have a version attribute that
>> can be used on any element in a host language. This would
>> therefore be a global attribute in the XForms namespace,
>> and might be used as follows:
>>
>> <html xf:version="1.1"> ... </html>
>>
>> My feeling is that this attribute is less about enforcing
>> behaviour of processors, and more about providing a clear
>> indication to authors which type of document they are
>> dealing with.
>>
>> For example, if a form contains a submission that uses the
>> new xf:resource attribute or element, it may not be
>> immediately obvious to a new author as they start to learn
>> XForms, that this is not supported in all
>> processors. Rather than having a flurry of emails on one
>> or other list saying that some example doesn't work, I
>> think we should encourage authors to indicate what
>> standard is being used by a form.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mark
>>
Steven>
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