Re: Simpler syntax for RDF / Counter-proposal

This "simplification" is great for the cases where all the 
contained elements are in the same group, but if your elements 
are from more than one group, then a container mechanism is 
necessary.  

consider 

<D:prop>
<meta>
<rdf:RDF>
<rdf:Description about="" xmlns:dc="...">
    <dc:title>
	<rdf:Alt>
           <rdf:Alt>
               <rdf:li xml:lang="en-us">English Title</rdf:li>
               <rdf:li xml:lang="fr">French Title</rdf:li>
           </rdf:Alt>
           <rdf:Alt>
               <rdf:li xml:lang="en-us">Alternative English Title</rdf:li>
               <rdf:li xml:lang="fr">Alternative French Title</rdf:li>
           </rdf:Alt>
        </rdf:Alt>
    </dc:title>
</rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>
</meta>
</D:prop>

Now this could be managed using by using Perry's simplification with 
repeated <dc:title> elements as the containers, but by then there is 
little gain.  

Natural language, algebra and traditional programming languages 
use parentheses &| braces for grouping pretty much anything.  
But the XML syntax says that all "operators" must have the form 
<something>, hence containers like <rdf:Alt> </rdf:Alt>, etc.  
They are just wordy parens, plus a little extra semantics ...

"Perry A. Caro" wrote:
> 
> Questions: what about containers?  
...
>  I hope the
> answer isn't conversion to the rdf:_1, rdf:_2, etc. notation, which is no
> simplification if you ask me.
> 
> >From a purely XSLT/XPath manipulation point-of-view, the simplification I'd
> like to see is something like the following:
> 
>     <dc:title>
>         <rdf:Alt xml:lang="en-us">English Title</rdf:Alt>
>         <rdf:Alt xml:lang="fr">French Title</rdf:Alt>
>     </dc:title>

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Best			Simon