Re: Also speaking of @select

Hi,

I'd say no. There is a well-defined expectation of what it is, both in
XProc and outside it, and there's nothing comparable to XPath for
addressing a non-XML document, as far as I know.

Best,

/Ari

On 10 October 2017 at 04:53, Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com> wrote:

> Today, @select is defined as an XPath expression. Should it be defined
> more generally as a string, interprted according to the media type of
> the document to which it’s applied? Why should I not be able to select
> a portion of a JSON document, or a region of an image?
>
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