That's a fair question. <context> This is a pattern I have learned by using Docbook 5.0, which is another one of those _lets_rewrite_an_established_technology_to_address_longstanding_issues_ releases.
Norm uses the RelaxNG annotations namespace[1]. I like the design principle RelaxNG uses for namespaces: "RELAX NG doesn't define specific elements and attributes reserved for annotations. Instead, RELAX NG opened its language. RELAX NG permits foreign attributesattributes from any namespace other than the RELAX NG namespaceto appear on all its elements...."[2] </context> Going back to my XSLT example, with XSLT I can easily pick out all elements with a given namespace or following a given pattern with *a single template match*. If you embedded the documentation using the mixed content schema as per your example below, I can still pick it out but it will be a bit more work. It will also be more brittle. If you add new deeply nested elements or whatnot.. you see my point. In general with each change to your schema I may have to go back and change my doco-generator xslt. With namespaces, you rarely if ever have to make changes. Perhaps the above is one of the reasons why namespaces are mentioned in the Python mantra... --Craeg [1] http://www.docbook.org/xml/5.0b2/rng/docbook.rng [2] http://books.xmlschemata.org/relaxng/relax-CHP-13-SECT-1.html > > <z:directive> > > <z:name>foo</z:name> > > <a:documentation> > > The foo directive indicates that the bar setting should be wombat. > > This is important when... > > </a:documentation> > > </z:directive> > > what are the advantages of that approach over something like this: > > <z:directive> > > <z:name>foo</z:name> > The foo directive indicates that the bar setting should be wombat. > This is important when... > > </z:directive> > > I.e. just intermingle prose with the ZCML. _______________________________________________ Zope3-dev mailing list [email protected] Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
