local: = "" (null namespace) > A. Pagaltzis wrote: >> Attributes never inherit the namespace from any other part of the >> infoset, so attributes written without a prefix are always in the >> null namespace.
So, "dir" is valid. What's the problem then? Also, please note the bidi draft is an update to the atomCommonAttributes section of RFC 4287. Franklin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sammy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "James M Snell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "atom-syntax" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 16:41 Subject: RE: Fw: Atom bidi attribute, empty string value > > Is that what the undefinedAttribute says in the spec? Because I really don't > get what the local:* part in "attribute* -(xml:base | xml:lang | local:*)" > means. In other words, if you wanted to stick to the spec, couldn't you have > had dirns:dir instead of just dir: ? > > Regards, > Sammy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James M Snell > Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 11:53 PM > To: atom-syntax > Subject: Re: Fw: Atom bidi attribute, empty string value > > > Well, yeah, sorry for not being concise on that point. The point was > more that there really was no need for a new namespace for the > attribute. :-) > > - James > > A. Pagaltzis wrote: >> * James M Snell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-05-13 19:05]: >>> Rather than create a new xml namespace, the bidi spec adds the >>> dir attribute to the Atom namespace >> >> Attributes never inherit the namespace from any other part of the >> infoset, so attributes written without a prefix are always in the >> null namespace. >> >> Regards, > > >
