> Is the issue here simply whether we want a shorthand for
>
> <grammar>
> <include href="...">
> <start>
> <ref name="..."/>
> </start>
> </include>
> </grammar>
>
> ?
I guess so. At least that was the summarization of my original
concern.
> a) an externalRef to a grammar, or
> b) a grammar whose only child is an include whose only child is a start
> without a name attribute, or
> c) a grammar element containing an empty include element and a start
> without a name attribute
Umm, I don't think it's easy to implement these optimizations. So if
the problem of re-reading is a serious issue, then it might be worth
considering to have something like <withGrammar> or <externalRef
href="..." name="..."/>.
regards,
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