On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 18:27:53 +0100 Gannholm Torbj�rn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...snip...] > > This is probably very much a matter of opininion, but the way the thinking > goes with creating standard documents/elements, you would tend to borrow > elements from other namespaces instead of creating your own version of the > element. Especially if the idea is that they should work the same way. The > reason is that we wish to avoid a large flora of similar elements.
Yes, it seems that we tend to borrow elements from other namespaces that would mostly do the same. The important point is the word *mostly*. We do not know if all elements we "borrow" from the XSLT namespace do exactly what we want to do. There is a large similarity between the elements of both namespace, but if we would start using elements from other namespace as you propose, then we depend on their semantics, e.g. on XSLT. > I could refer to my "hund" instead of my "dog", but then you might have to > check if the Swedish word "hund" has exactly the same meaning as the German > one, and especially also check if there is any subtle difference between a > "hund" and a "dog". > > The same goes for xml-elements. If they are the same, call them the same, if > not, then make your own definition. If we create a table, we are recommended > to use <xhtml:table> instead of <ourOwn:table> if it is the same type of > element. Why reinvent the wheel unless you really need an oval wheel? Yes, I understand your point of view. But with the approach of having an individual namespace we have the possibility to define and standardize our own semantics (as we need it) independently from other Working Groups. > I agree that not every user of XUpdate will know XSLT, but the chance is > rather big that they eventually will, and in any case, the use of multiple > namespaces within an xml-document is not likely to be a strange concept but > rather the way it is done. > > But, of course, there might be a good reason for having a new almost > identical element. I see the double work, but I think this independence should be. Lars -- ___________________________________________________________________ Lars Martin mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] SMB GmbH http://www.smb-tec.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ Post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact adminstrator: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Read archived messages: http://archive.xmldb.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------
