Re: [xml-dev] Venetian Blinds vs Garden of Eden patterns for industrysta

[Jirka Kosek <jirka@kosek.cz>]

Lech Rzedzicki wrote:

> Some people are now proposing that we move to "Garden of Eden" design
> patter, but I don't see that as a particularly smart move in the
> context of our domain.

With Venetian Blind you can easily control which elements are global and
as a result which elements are allowed as a top-level document elements.
This is very important for validation. By moving to "Garden of Eden" you
loose this important ability.

				Jirka

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