Message text written by James Clark
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> On the other hand, I do think that
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> <optional>
> <attribute name="foo">
> ...
> </attribute>
> </optional>
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> is verbose, especially when this is repeated again and again (how do
> others feel?).
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James
I like this as we have it now - its simple and obvious and follows a
consistent pattern that users can assimulate.
Bringing in <optionalAttribute> is counter to the idea of atomic
primitives.
Sometimes verbose is relative. The thing that makes RELAX a standout
is that the intrinsic visual structure is exposed directly, not obfuscated.
Problem is - someone can always come up with a verbose example -
what we need is to understand the normal and common practice - and
how often those patterns appear. If we need a primitive shorthand to
address something that happens everywhere - then I'd consider that
useful.
Hopefully that's not too contradictory!?!
Thanks, DW.
