Re: [office-metadata] Metadata for foreign elements?

[Svante Schubert <Svante.Schubert@Sun.COM>]

Patrick,

Patrick Durusau wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> A new issue occurred to me yesterday while thinking about foreign 
> elements.
I do not see it as an issue, as..
>
> Currently ODF allows arbitrary foreign elements in non-ODF namespaces 
> as well as arbitrary metadata for those foreign elements.
>
> Shouldn't we say something about arbitrary foreign elements being able 
> to use the manifest mechanism and in content attributes (without the 
> limitations we have imposed on ODF elements)?
..if an ODF application supports foreign elements, as soon the| 
office:process-content attribute has been set to 'true', I would assume 
that all in the foreign element embedded ODF nodes would been processed, 
for instance an xml:id used to for metadata.

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>
> None of that should limit the current ability of ODF document 
> instances to support arbitrary foreign elements / metadata but I am 
> thinking it would be useful to extend the ability (not required) to 
> use the new ODF mechanisms to those foreign elements.
>
> Hope everyone is having a great day!
>
> Patrick
>
Svante