Minutes of Encoding Task Force, 07 February 2002.

Present:
Marc (Chair)
Jacek
Henrik
Asir

Agenda review and AOB

Alternative array serialisations.
NEW ACTION: All to investigate for next ETF call.

Chair and time for next call

Tues 11am EST

Review of action items

* HFN will propose changes to spec and primer to resolve ed issue #17: 
Not done.
* HFN to propose resolution for ed issue #55, will contact PaulC
and JohnI to determine history of this action: Not done
* DF to ping RDF/UML re issue #29: Done
* HFN to summarize the two options for solving 177, ETF prefers
removing the distinction; for WG's consideration, CC it to DavidF so he
can add it to the agenda: Done
* Asir: talk to DavidF to ask him what the status of issue 163 is: Done
* NEW ACTION: Asir: propose resolution to issue 163. Option 3 from 
Gudge's email.
* Asir: write a note for the SOAP encoding section pointing out
that a result of using anonymous types is that one can't refer to them
from the SOAP encoding and send to dist-app: Not Done
* MJH: Issue #29, contact DF to ask about the status of his AI: Done

XML Encoding Examples [1]

No dissent on exampke proposed by HFN.
NEW ACTION: HFN to add to Part 2 at end of the relevent appendix.

Zero length arrays [2]

Zero length arrays to be permitted.
NEW ACTION: MJH to change arraySize BNF from "positive integer" to 
"non-negative integer"

Encoding use of default attributes, see item 5 in [3]

Agreed that text in rule 2 is confusing.
NEW ACTION: MJH to remove "(possibly defaulted)" from rule 2.
NEW ACTION: JK to contact originator with proposed resolution.

Error in encoding schema [4]

Agreed error was a typo. Suggested resolution is to change attribute 
declaration to element declaration.
NEW ACTION: Asir to raise new issue with suggested resolution.
[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-dist-app/2002Feb/0043.html
[2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-dist-app/2002Feb/0063.html
[3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-dist-app/2002Feb/0058.html
[4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-dist-app/2002Feb/0057.html