xml-dev - XSchema: Sample naming ballot

[rbourret@dvs1.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de (Ron Bourret)]

There has been some traffic recently on names in XSchema.  So that we can quickly resolve this issue, I propose we submit it to a simple 
vote.  I have enclosed a sample ballot and propose the following voting rules:

1) I will mail a ballot to the list on Friday, July 3 (is this a US holiday?), 
assuming the ballot is stable.

2) People will mail their ballots privately to me and I will collate them.  In 
the interests of fairness, I will not vote myself.

3) Voting will close when I arrive at work on Thursday morning, July 9 (around 
9:00 am Central European Time).  I will post results later that day.

Questions:
----------
1) Should there be separate capitalization styles for element names, attribute 
names, and attribute values?

2) Suggestions for alternate naming schemes or changes to the current schemes 
are welcome.


*****SAMPLE BALLOT*************SAMPLE BALLOT*************SAMPLE BALLOT********

XSchema Naming Conventions
==========================

XSchema will use the following naming conventions.

Capitalization
--------------
Check one:
[ ] ALL CAPS
[ ] Mixed Caps
[ ] no caps

Underscores:
------------
Check one:
[ ] Use underscores to separate words (e.g. element_name)
[ ] Do not use underscores to separate words (e.g. elementname)

Element and Attribute Names:
----------------------------
Check one:
[ ] XML 1.0 specification names (see attachment A)
[ ] Simple names (see attachment B)

Please mail this ballot to Ron Bourret rbourret@dvs1.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de

NOTE: If more than one box is checked in a section, that section will be 
ignored; the votes in the remaining sections will still be counted.  If anybody 
submits more than one ballot, only the last ballot entered will be counted.

Attachment A: XML 1.0 Specification Names
-----------------------------------------
The following element names match names of productions in the XML 1.0 
specification whenever possible.  These are the names currently used.  Attribute 
names are shown in parentheses and attribute values are shown in quotes.  Mixed 
case is shown.

XSchema (Version ("1.0"), MimeType ("application/xml"), FileExtension ("xml"))
ElementDecl (Name)
Choice (Frequency ("Required", "Optional", "ZeroOrMore", "OneOrMore"))
Seq (Frequency ("Required", "Optional", "ZeroOrMore", "OneOrMore"))
Ref (Element, Frequency ("Required", "Optional", "ZeroOrMore", "OneOrMore"))
Empty
Any
PCData
Mixed (Frequency ("ZeroOrMore"))
AttDef (Name)
CData
ID
IDRef
IDRefs
Entity
Entities
Nmtoken
Nmtokens
NotationType
NotationValue (Notation)
EnumerationType
EnumerationValue (Value)
Required
Implied
Fixed (Value)
AttValue (Value)
Notation (Name)
PubidLiteral (Pubid)
SystemLiteral (href)
Namespace (prefix, ns, src)
Doc


Attachment B: Simple Names
--------------------------
The following element names are designed for simplicity.  Attribute names are 
shown in parentheses and attribute values are shown in quotes. Mixed case is 
shown.

XSchema (Version ("1.0"), MimeType ("application/xml"), FileExtension ("xml"))
Element (Name)
Choice (Frequency ("Required", "Optional", "ZeroOrMore", "OneOrMore"))
Sequence (Frequency ("Required", "Optional", "ZeroOrMore", "OneOrMore"))
Reference (Element, Frequency ("Required", "Optional", "ZeroOrMore", 
"OneOrMore"))
Empty
Any
PCData
Mixed (Frequency ("Required", "Optional", "ZeroOrMore", "OneOrMore"))
Attribute (Name)
CData
ID
IDReference
IDReferences
Entity
Entities
NameToken
NameTokens
NotationType
NotationValue (Notation)
EnumerationType
EnumerationValue (Value)
Required
Implied
Fixed (Default)
Default (Default)
Notation (Name)
PublicID (PublicID)
SystemID (SystemID)
Namespace (Prefix, Name, Schema)
Document

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