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Subject: Re: [ubl-ndrsc] Proposed text for character set/encoding requirements
Eduardo Gutentag wrote: > I would suggest that "(parsers)" be deleted from the text below. Even though "XML processors" is the technically more accurate term, I thought that some NDR document readers might not know what it means. But if you think they'll grok without the parenthetical word, okay. > I'd also like to know whether the following two sentences are > equivalent; if yes, I'd suggest to use the second; if not, I'd > like to understand why the first is used instead of the second. > > - It is recommended in any case that encoding declarations be > provided in the XML declarations of UBL documents. > > - It is recommended that in all cases encoding declarations be > provided in the XML declarations of UBL documents. I think they mean the same thing, and your rewording is fine. Eve > > Eve L. Maler wrote: > >> At the F2F, I agreed to "Propose some declarative text describing >> XML's minimum character set/character encoding expectations and saying >> that UBL has the same minimum mandatory-to-implement expectations." >> Here is an attempt that I hope Mavis will be able to squeeze into the >> NDR document for consideration. If there are no emailed comments by >> next week, let's plan to accept it: >> >> >> According to the XML Recommendation [XML], the legal characters in XML >> character data are tab, carriage return, line feed, and the legal >> characters of Unicode and ISO/IEC 10646, as these standards are >> updated from time to time. It further notes that "The mechanism for >> encoding character code points into bit patterns may vary from entity >> to entity" and requires all XML processors (parsers) to accept the >> UTF-8 and UTF-16 encodings of 10646. UBL has the same requirements >> for legal characters in XML instance documents and the same minimal >> requirements for character encoding support in UBL-aware software. >> Trading partners may agree on other character encodings to use among >> themselves. It is recommended in any case that encoding declarations >> be provided in the XML declarations of UBL documents. >> >> >> Eve > > -- Eve Maler +1 781 442 3190 Sun Microsystems NEW!!! cell +1 781 354 9441 Web Technologies and Standards eve.maler @ sun.com
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