Re: Questions about our XML grammar

[Randy Kramer]

Leonard Rosenthol wrote:
> 
> At 3:05 PM -0800 1/9/01, Paul Rohr wrote:
> >  >* Is there a reason we call it "props" rather than "style"?  Yes,  it
> >  >is our properties, but it's also similar to CSS style values.
> >
> >Two reasons.
> >
> >1.  We didn't want to suggest full CSS compatibility everywhere.
> 
>         That makes sense and it isn't that big a deal, but was
> wondering if there was a reason.

Well, OK, but: 

1.  Props is non-intuitive, especially for our favorite target client.
(You know, the church secretary.)  (And, for me.)

2. I don't think CSS invented "styles" -- I don't think Word did either,
but I think they've been using "styles" since Word 3 (1983?), or
earlier.

Randy Kramer