[Bug 7198] can inheritable attributes appear, on elements with simple types

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7198





--- Comment #3 from Mukul Gandhi <gandhi.mukul@gmail.com>  2009-08-04 04:30:25 ---
(In reply to comment #1)

Thanks for the explanation. I think, I am now quite clear about the inheritable
attributes concept.

As I wrote in my earlier message, I was under impression, that if an attribute
is declared as inheritable, then it may actually be copied (i.e, physically be
present) in the descendant elements. But as you wrote, that this interpretation
is incorrect. The meaning of simple types, and simple contents won't change by
presence of inherited attributes.

Inherited attributes only exist in the context of a particular descendant
element (but they cannot be psysically present in the descendant elements, if
the descendant element's type is simple). Inherited attribute can be referred
in conditional type alternatives, and I think, also in assertions.

So is it right to believe, that inheritable attributes are designed in the
spec, to be usable only in conditional type alternatives (CTA), and assertions?
Or they can have usage, other than these two facilities (CTA and assertions)?

Regards,
Mukul


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