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> > I don't quite understand how binXML gives you better streaming, > > in the sense of sending fragments. Isn't that done on the application > > level? > > Yes and no. XML doesn't stream all that well, because it doesn't fragment very > well (you always need to send entire documents). Can this be solved with the XML Fragment recommendation? > For applications that can tune > into a stream that has already started (any broadcast app for instance), that > means they'd need to wait til the end of the current doc before they can start > displaying anything. Because they have to read the DTD? What if the DTD is already known a priori? There may still be problems (e.g. context, namespaces) - but would XML Fragment not address those? > With binary infosets, that's not the case anymore. You can > also update parts of a document more often than others and other such niceties. > A lot of it is dependent on the transport layer, but binary infosets make that > possible. I'm eagerly awaiting my first SVG TV ;) For multi-media XML I certainly see a binary streaming format as having an advantage in bandwidth requirements. Not clear if the other points made above could not be solved with adding another specification. Karl
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