thanks Robin for clarification. so the xml namespace is treated like any other namespace, makes sense.
I'll file a bug report to the Mozilla developers. Andreas --- In [email protected], Robin Berjon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jun 27, 2006, at 09:09, Andreas Neumann wrote: > > I am unsure whether I am using the correct way to specify xml:space > > attribute to > > "preserve" by ECMAScript. > > > > I am currently using > > this.textboxText.setAttributeNS("http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/ > > namespace","space","preserve"); > > > > should it be > > > > this.textboxText.setAttributeNS("http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/ > > namespace","xml:space","preserve"); > > Both should work, but the latter is considered better practice. > > > At http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace I read that "Note that > > unlike all other XML > > namespaces, both the name and the prefix are specified; i.e., if > > you want XML 1.0 > > processors to recognize this namespace, you must use the reserved > > prefix xml:" > > > > Does this mean that I need to say "xml:space" as an attribute name > > and not just "space"? > > In the document itself yes, but that shouldn't be imposed at the DOM > level. It's a syntax requirement, not an abstract one. > > > It seems like MozillaSVG doesn't respect it either way. It just > > ignores multiple subsequent > > spaces. > > Not sure how to work around that though. Perhaps using a character > the glyph of which is nothing but that isn't a space? > > -- > Robin Berjon > Senior Research Scientist > Expway, http://expway.com/ > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/1U_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
