- From: Felix Sasaki <fsasaki@w3.org>
- Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:27:01 +0900
- To: Ramkumar Menon <ramkumar.menon@gmail.com>
- CC: xml-dev@lists.xml.org, xmlschema-dev@w3.org, xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com
Ramkumar Menon wrote: > Gurus, > > I had a question. Why is it that languages like XML Schema, XSLT etc > allow only English in the element and attribute names ? I am not > referring to the content, but the actual elements and attributes > defined by the grammar. > i.e. <schema>, <template>, <call-template>, <for-each>, <element>, > <attribute> etc.... > Does it make any sense at all to allow these grammars itself to > support writing schemas/xslts etc in local languages. this thread might be of interest for you, although it does not completely match your requirements: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-international/2007JanMar/thread#msg77 it summarizes also the approach of the TEI for localizing names, see http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-international/2007JanMar/0088.html Felix
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