- From: Chris Chiasson <chris@chiasson.name>
- Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:50:10 -0600
- To: "juanrgonzaleza@canonicalscience.com" <juanrgonzaleza@canonicalscience.com>
- Cc: www-math@w3.org
Someone should write an XML editor that can detect when element and attribute names from multiple contexts in a document conflict. If they don't the contexts could be auto-hidden (just visually - not in a file-format way). In the case of conflicts, the two (or n) conflicting element names could be prefixed. On 12/13/06, juanrgonzaleza@canonicalscience.com <juanrgonzaleza@canonicalscience.com> wrote: > > > This is generic for any XML, but i think that question of readability of > namespaces is vital in languages with a higher ratio markup/content as > MathML is. > > MathML with prefix namespaces > > <mml:math> > <mml:apply> > <mml:times/> > <mml:ci>a</mml:ci> > <mml:apply> > <mml:plus/> > <mml:ci>b</mml:ci> > <mml:ci>c</mml:ci> > </mml:apply> > </mml:apply> > </mml:math> > > the same with postfix > > <math:mml> > <apply:mml> > <times:mml/> > <ci:mml>a</ci:mml> > <apply:mml> > <plus:mml/> > <ci:mml>b</ci:mml> > <ci:mml>c</ci:mml> > </apply:mml> > </apply:mml> > </math:mml> > > whereas XML cannot be changed in this way, I am open to offer both a > prefix or a postfix notation in a CanonML module used as input syntax for > MathML. > > [MML:MATH > [MML:APPLY > [MML:TIMES] > [MML:CI a] > [MML:APPLY > [MML:PLUS] > [MML:CI b] > [MML:CI c] > ] > ] > ] > > versus > > [MATH:MML > [APPLY:MML > [TIMES:MML] > [CI:MML a] > [APPLY:MML > [PLUS:MML] > [CI:MML b] > [CI:MML c] > ] > ] > ] > > IMO the problem of readability of the XML default prefix form is that the > beggining of tags looks equal and you need to read first 2-4 tokens before > noticing differences between tags somewhat as > > <verylargetaga> > <verylargetagb> > <verylargetagb> > <verylargetaga> > <verylargetaga> > <verylargetagc> > <verylargetagb> > > is more difficult than > > <averylargetag> > <bverylargetag> > <bverylargetag> > <averylargetag> > <averylargetag> > <cverylargetag> > <bverylargetag> > > What is your opinion prefix or postfix? > > > > -- http://chris.chiasson.name/
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