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Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness

From: Elliotte Harold <elharo AT metalab.unc.edu>
To: peter murray-rust <pm286 AT cam.ac.uk>
Cc: xom-interest AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:28:54 -0400

peter murray-rust wrote:

I am not clear why the element prefixes have to be hardcoded other than for serialization. The only workaround I can think of is to copy the nodes and change the prefixes.

Another big reason: canonical XML and everything that depends on this including XML digital signatures.

Related (weaker) reason: testing

There are just too many things that break when you rewrite prefixes. :-(

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[XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness, Ed Davies, 09/22/2006
- Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness, Elliotte Harold, 09/22/2006
  - Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness, Ed Davies, 09/22/2006
    - Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness, peter murray-rust, 09/24/2006
      - Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness, Elliotte Harold, 09/24/2006
      - Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness, Elliotte Harold, 09/24/2006
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness, peter murray-rust, 09/24/2006
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness, Tatu Saloranta, 09/24/2006
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness, Elliotte Harold, 09/24/2006
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness, Tatu Saloranta, 09/24/2006
        Re: [XOM-interest] Higher level namespace declarations for compactness, Wolfgang Hoschek, 09/25/2006