Hi,
I've changed the wording of the paragraph in question to
"In conformance with the W3C XML specification [XML1.0], optional
white-space characters that are contained in elements that have element
content (in other words that must contain elements only but not text)
are ignored. This applies to the following white-space and end-of-line
(EOL) Unicode characters:"
Best regards
Michael
Michael Brauer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> wrote:
>
>> Comment from:
>>
>> I'm not sure what the current status of the OpenOffice format draft
>> is. I.e. is it final or not? However, I did find a clear mistake in it
>> that's worth an erratum if it is final, and perhaps some rethinking if
>> it isn't.
>>
>> Section 1.6 states:
>>
>> The W3C XML specification [XML1.0]requires that white-space characters
>> are ignored for elements that have element content, in other words
>> that contain elements but not text.
>
>
> You are right. The term "requires" might be to strong here. Maybe we
> should use a term like "advises" instead.
>
>>
>> In fact, the XML 1.0 specification requires no such thing. In fact, it
>> requires exactly the opposite:
>>
>> An XML processor MUST always pass all characters in a document that
>> are not markup through to the application. A validating XML processor
>> MUST also inform the application which of these characters constitute
>> white space appearing in element content.
>>
>> An application such as OpenOffice is under no obligation to ignore
>> this white space. It may do so if it chooses. However, the XML spec
>> does not use the word "ignore" here. That's something that snuck in
>> through SAX.
>
>
> Again, you are right. An application may or may not ignore white space
> characters appearing in elements that have element content, but I think
> the intention of the XML specification in fact is that such white space
> characters are ignored. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a requirement to
> "inform the application which of these characters constitute white space
> appearing in element content".
>
>>
>> I am just beginning to read the spec, and I am not sure what effect
>> this incorrect belief may have had on the design of the appplication.
>> Possibly it's minor. Possibly it's not. However, the claim that the
>> XML specification requires this, is simply wrong and should be removed
>> from the OpenOffice spec.
>
>
> There is no impact on the design of applications. White space characters
> in elements that have element content are ignored, regardless whether
> this is required by the XML specifiaction or whetehr the XML
> specification only pemits this.
>
> Thank you very much for your comment reagrding the specification document.
>
> Best regards
>
> Michael
>
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