Re: [Moderator Action] 7.8.1 - property() function - conformance-level

Moderator: sent to www-forms@w3.org and www-forms-editor@w3.org
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From: <AndrewWatt2001@aol.com>
To: <xforms@yahoogroups.com>; <www-forms@w3.org>; <www-forms-editor@w3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 10:38 AM
Subject: [Moderator Action] 7.8.1 - property() function - conformance-level


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> It seems to me that there may a design inadequacy in or related to 7.8.1.
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> If I am interpreting it correctly the conformance-level property relates
to
> the XForms processor.
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> What mechanism is provided, here or elsewhere in the specification, to
> support/define the scenario where an XForms Basic processor is served an
> XForms Full document?
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> It seems to me that it may be possible for an XForms Basic processor to be
> served an XForms document which it cannot process, for example a document
> which uses unsupported XPath 1.0 axes. Is that correct?
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> In which case, what behaviour should the XForms Basic processor produce?
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> Is there, in fact, any mechanism for an "XForms document" to signal which
> level of conformance it claims?
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> If my concerns here are well-founded it seems to raise significant
questions
> about the suitability of the current XForms draft as a cross-platform
forms
> solution.
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> Andrew Watt

Received on Tuesday, 3 September 2002 12:04:27 UTC