- From: miep <miep@www.belboek.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 15:55:45 +0200 (MET DST)
- To: xml-editor@w3.org
Dear madam, sir, I am implementing the XML-standard based on the recommendation REC-xml-19980210. While implementing, I found some rather confusing rules like [12] and [75]. These rules all have the form: A B C | D E F The scope of the |-operator is clearly over both lines i.e. the intended relation is technically speaking (A B C) | (D E F). Staying formal, the relation expressed is A B (C | D) E F. Reading the standard, this last is clearly not intended. I couldn't find a mentioning of the syntax used in the standard. Maybe it is wise to correct this in a future version. I can only guess that you used this notation from the viewpoint of readability. In that case I suggest a note or a comment in section 6 to avoid confusion for other implementors. Kind regards, Roelant Ossewaarde Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen
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