Re: Comments and questions on XBL2 Working Draft

Mikko Pohja escribió:
> Hello,
>
> In general, it would be useful if there were available use cases
> and/or requirements for XBL. One could easier evaluate the language and
> understand reasoning for certain features. Is there any document which
> can be published?
>   
+1

and +1 for an XBL primer. A developer needs how and when use XBL. Seeing 
the specification is not so clear for a developer ... what is the aim 
and power of XBL

> Specifically on XBL2 WD (http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-xbl-20060619/):
>
> Section 4.1.
>
> Second paragraph:
>
> "While an element matches the element attribute of one of the binding
> elements that is imported into, or defined in, the element's document,
> the binding defined by the _first_ such binding element must be bound to
> the element."
>
> Just to clarify: only the first matching binding element is bound to the
> element, i.e., no implicit inheritance using bindings with element
> attribute? Third paragraph in the Section 4.6.2. implies the other way
> around.
>
>
> Section 4.6.
>
> The figure in the section is good, but I think it could be explained
> more specific. Especially first-time reader would benefit if he/she
> saw what is the final inheritance order after implicit inheritance is
> applied, what is node "E", and which nodes are base bindings, which are
> base bindings of the chain, and which are most derived bindings.
>
>
> Section 4.6.2.
>
> In the example, third paragraph, sentence ending:
>
> "...most derived binding that is already attached to the element, s_3."
>
> s_3 should be s_1.
>
> Fourth paragraph:
>
> "The inheritance between d_3 and s_1 is implicit, meaning..."
>
> d_3 should be d_2.
>
>
> Section 8.1.
>
> Declaration of bindingDocuments attribute says:
>
> "The bindingDocuments attribute must return a NamedNodeMap of all the
> binding documents loaded by the document. Documents are referenced using
> their URIs as the keys."
>
> Is it possible to use URIs? DOM's NamedNodeMap uses nodeNames as the keys.
>
>
> Regards,
> Mikko
>
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Received on Friday, 28 July 2006 10:38:06 UTC