Re: [office] 1.5 Document Processing and Conformance

[Michael Brauer - Sun Germany - ham02 - Hamburg <michael.brauer@sun.com>]

Patrick,

Patrick Durusau wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> Third paragraph of 1.5 Document Processing and Conformance reads:
> 
> Conforming applications that read and write documents MAY preserve 
> foreign elements and attributes, but don't have to.
> 
> Comment: Since have alread said 'MAY,' the 'but don't have to.' is 
> redundant.
> 
> Suggest:
> 
> Conforming applications that read and write documents MAY preserve 
> foreign elements and attributes.

I've changed that.

> 
> Last paragraph reads:
> 
> There are no rules regarding the elements and attributes that actually 
> have to be supported by conforming applications, except that 
> applications should not use foreign elements and attributes for features 
> where a definition exists within the Open Office schema.
> 
> Comment:
> 
> Actually shouldn't there be a 'foreign' in front of 'elements and 
> attributes'?

The intention of this paragraph is to clarify that there are no rules
which elements and attributes defined in our own specification have to
be supported by conforming applications. I've added an "See also
appendix D" to paragarph. I think this makes the situation clearer.


> 
> And make foreign elements and attributes alternatives? That is you can 
> have foreign attributes without foreign elements.
> 
> Suggest:
> 
> There are no rules requiring support of foreign elements or attributes 
> by conforming applications. Conforming applications should not use 
> foreign elements or attributes for features defined by the Open Office 
> schema.

I didn't add the "foreign" to the first sentence, but changed the
second sentence as suggested by you.
> 
> Hope everyone is having a great day!
> 
> Patrick
> 
> 


Michael