- From: Barb Munsil <barbara.munsil@internetMCI.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 23:15:24 -0600
- To: xsl-editors@w3.org
- Cc: wes_munsil@csgsystems.org
Dear Sirs: The effect of the production for NodePatterns is to allow the final ElementPattern in an ElementPatterns, if it is the form *[attribute(QName)], to be replaced by the shorthand attribute(QName). This allowance is non-orthogonal in two respects: it is only made for the final ElementPattern; and it is not made for any other Qualifier or combination of Qualifiers. Moreover, it seems to be of little practical utility. The grammar and language would be simplified, with no loss of expressive power, if it were removed. This could be done, for example, by removing the production for NodePatterns, and replacing NodePatterns by ElementPatterns in the production for AncestryPattern. Thank you for your consideration. Dr. Wes Munsil
Received on Tuesday, 25 August 1998 01:16:13 UTC