Re: [xml-dev] Make implicit structures explicit

[Amelia A Lewis <amyzing@talsever.com>]

On Tue, 08 Apr 2014 20:33:19 -0400, Arjun Ray wrote:
> <aircraft-approach-procedure html='ol'>
>    <transition html='li'>Contact control tower</transition>
>    <transition html='li'>Enter glide slope</transition>
>    <transition html='li'>Correct for wind conditions</transition>
> </aircraft-approach-procedure>

Interesting point. It does raise the question of what happens, with 
both forms, when editing.

<aircraft-approach-procedure>
    <transition>Contact control tower</transition>
    <transition>Enter glide slope</transition>
    <transition>Correct for wind conditions</transition>
</aircraft-approach-procedure>

Oops. We forgot a step. "Navigate to control-supplied approach vector".

<aircraft-approach-procedure>
    <transition>Contact control tower</transition>
    <transition>Navigate to control-supplied approach 
vector</transition>
    <transition>Enter glide slope</transition>
    <transition>Correct for wind conditions</transition>
</aircraft-approach-procedure>

Or, using Roger's preferred format:

<aircraft-approach-procedure>
    <transition step="2">Navigate to control-supplied approach 
vector</transition>
    <transition step="3">Enter glide slope</transition>
    <transition step="43">Correct for wind conditions</transition>
    <transition step="1">Contact control tower</transition>
</aircraft-approach-procedure>

So, yeah, I guess we could say that both forms are equally robust; you 
just have to increment all the steps by one, and nobody could screw 
that up.

Amy!
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