Re: [dita] Proposal for DITA namespaces

[Eliot Kimber <ekimber@innodata-isogen.com>]

Erik Hennum wrote:

> Dang.  The one that makes sense to me is the nut case.  Let me try
> to argue some method in my madness.

If we accept my proposal for namespacing only the class attribute, then 
it doesn't matter which approach you choose--they are all functionally 
equivalent for the purposes of processing DITA documents. So if you want 
a DITA world with 18 namespaces to start, go for it. If you want a DITA 
world with no namespaces, you're good to go. It just doesn't matter from 
the standpoint of DITA processing or validation (using architectural 
validation).

It also means I don't have to make my brain hurt thinking about whether 
or not Erik's analysis of the nut case is correct :-)

The issue of qualifying class names is a separate issue, but I think 
it's an easy one solve. I'll post about that in a separate thread.

Cheers,

E.
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