> From: David W. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Leo Sutic Wrote > > > From: David W. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > There are a lot of XML files in the Avalon CVS -- > buildfiles, xdocs, > > > configuration files, etc. Standards for indentation (4 > spaces? 2?), > > > line length, and other XMLish things would be helpful. > > > > -1 > > > > Unnecessary. > > > > A "coding style" for XML might be revisited if this becomes > a problem, > > but for now it is "just another rule" that serves no real > purpose and > > occupies memory in the developer's head. > > > > /LS > > The reason I mentioned it is that I was trying to work an > xdoc and I noticed some inconsistant indent size, plus a few > long lines. Reformatting an entire xdoc or large portions of > it would mean that every line gets changed in the patch. Not > as big a problem as it would be in Java code, but it seems > somehow abnormal.
I think that's something we have to live with until we have an XML beautifier we can run on the files prior to commit to get them into a canonical format. Having the author to take care of line length (both minimum and maximum) and so on, is more of a burden than big patches. Especially if the author is using an XML editor that has its own ideas regarding formatting (XMLSpy). /LS -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
