Dirk Bächle wrote: > Dear Mr. Shafie, > > thank you very much for your answer. For some additional comments, please see > below. > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- >> Datum: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:33:02 +0200 >> Von: Hussein Shafie <[email protected]> >> An: "Dirk Bächle" <[email protected]> >> CC: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Betreff: Re: [XXE] Support for xi:fallback (XInclude)... > >> Dirk Bächle wrote: >> >> ... >> >> There is currently no way to edit the contents of an "xi:include" >> element (e.g. insert an "xi:fallback" element). The reason is: XMLmind >> XML Editor does not allow to edit the *physical* representation of XML. >> For example, "xi:include" elements, just like namespace prefixes, only >> exist at document load time and at document save time. >> > > I don't need to edit the text/nodes of the "xi:include" element. It would be > sufficient, if the XmlMind Editor would not choke on the input, report the > file as valid XML, and display the "xi:fallback" content...such that it > cannot be edited (the way we see referenced parts in modular documents, for > example). > >>> Please find a short example attached, demonstrating the problem >> (document is reported to be invalid). >>> Any comments, tips and pointers are welcome... >>> >> Your document is reported to be invalid because, when an "xi:include" >> element cannot be transcluded (that is, replaced by the contents pointed >> to), it is kept as is in the opened document. Your test document is a >> DocBook v4.5 one. The DocBook v4.5 DTD does not allow to have >> "xi:include" elements anywhere in the document. >> > > This behaviour comes as a little surprise, from my point of view. At > > http://www.w3.org/TR/xinclude/#fallback_element > > in section "3.2 xi:fallback Element" it is stated that: > > "The xi:fallback element appears as a child of an xi:include element. > It provides a mechanism for recovering from missing resources. When a > resource error is encountered, the xi:include element is replaced with > the contents of the xi:fallback element. If the xi:fallback element is > empty, the xi:include element is removed from the result. If the > xi:fallback element is missing, a resource error results in a fatal > error." > > This is why I expect the "xi:include" to get replaced, in which case the > document would get valid again.
I understand what you mean. However, in our opinion, what you describe is a sensible behavior for a XML viewer or a Content Management System (CMS), and not for an XML *editor*. In our opinion, an XML editor should not transclude erroneous xi:include elements. By doing so, it allows you to quickly spot and easily fix this erroneous xi:include element. -- XMLmind XML Editor Support List [email protected] http://www.xmlmind.com/mailman/listinfo/xmleditor-support
