Re: integration testing of xml:ID

On Fri, 2005-06-10 at 13:21 -0400, Norman Walsh wrote:
> / Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org> was heard to say:
> | This section "Impacts on Other Standards" is great...
> |   http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/CR-xml-id-20050208/#impact
> |
> | I see
> |  "Informed readers that C Impacts on Other Standards will be removed
> | before xml:id becomes a recommendation"
> |
> | Hmm... well, it would be great to remove the "Impacts..." stuff
> | because it's all taken care of, but looking at a draft
> | implementation report...
> |   http://www.w3.org/XML/2005/01/xml-id-implementation.html
> |
> | ... I don't see, for example, a test corresponding to
> | this ID selectors test...
> | http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/Test/CSS3/Selectors/current/xhtml/tests/css3-modsel-15.xml
> |
> | Before removing the "Impacts..." section, please at least
> | add a link from the implementation report to something
> | from the CSS WG that says "yes... good question... we'll
> | look into that."
> 
> In an effort to address this comment, I was able to persuade the
> authors of Amaya to demonstrate integration of xml:id processing.
> 
> | I can't tell if the intent is that the CSS specs get revised
> | to refer to xml:ID or if CSS implementations are to independently
> | pick up xml:ID support or what. The current spec is kinda waffly,
> | as far as I can tell...
> |
> | "Document languages may contain attributes that are declared to be of
> | type ID." is pretty waffly
> | http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-CSS2-19980512/selector.html#id-selectors
> |
> | I haven't looked into DOM, XPath, etc. as closely, but the concern
> | applies.
> 
> We believe that xml:id can be implemented in each of these cases and
> have taken (at least some) steps to demonstrate this fact.
> 
> Please let us know if this resolution is unsatisfactory to you.

Hmm... it seems pretty important to keep "C Impacts on Other Standards"
around until xml:id has been implemented in those other places.

It's not clear to me whether you plan to keep it or not.

If it stays in, I'm satisfied.

If not, I need to think it over.

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