According to the W3C, additional requirements are to deal with namespaces, normalize attributes, etc. Namespace handling will require some SAX filter before the printer layer. Attribute normalization can only be done if you know the attribute's type, which DOM does not supply.
arkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Here's the definition of canonical that we've been using > > http://www.jclark.com/xml/canonxml.html > > In the future: > > http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-c14n > > I'm sure Tim or James can tell us more about whether this is ready for use > yet. > I haven't had time to read it yet. > > For now, Clark's definition works for me. > > Ted > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Assaf Arkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 12:37 PM > Subject: Re: [Proposal] Printer package > > > > Also, I'd like to see a printer that can generate "canonical" XML. This > is > > > especially handy for testing purposes. > > > > Keith just explained to me that canonical XML is a minimal XML document, > > i.e. one without CDATA sections, indentation or any extra formatting. In > > the SAX case any document you print without indendation and whitespaces > > will be canonical. In the DOM case, you also need to print CDATA as > > standard text nodes. If I'm right about that one, a canonical options > > should piece of cake. > > > > arkin > > > > > > > > > My personal opinion is that the basic printers belong in the parser, > the > > > > parser being the more general case of XML usage. I assume most users > who > > > > download Xalan also have Xerces installed, or can obtain the > > > > printer/utility packages separately. In my understanding FOP > implements > > > > it's own printer that requires the FOP code base, and Cocoon should > > > > implement it's own framework for printers to use the default, FOP or > > > > whatever comes along (application code). > > > > > > I like this arrangement (printers in the parser) more than a separate > > > package. > > > That means a separate download, which is a bad thing. > > > > -- > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Assaf Arkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > CTO http://www.exoffice.com > > Exoffice, The ExoLab Company tel: (650) 259-9796 > > -- ____________________________________________________________ Assaf Arkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] CTO http://www.exoffice.com Exoffice, The ExoLab Company tel: (650) 259-9796
