• From: Michael Kay <mike@s...>
• To: Pete Cordell <petexmldev@c...>
• Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:15:14 +0000

On 22 Nov 2013, at 19:43, Pete Cordell <petexmldev@c...> wrote:

> Hi Michael,
> 
> When you've mentioned your namespaces by convention you've given examples of both <org.w3c.svg> or <org.w3c.svg.svg> as top level element names.  I wondered if you had ever thought long enough about it to decide which option you prefer?  (If so which?!)
> 
> To me <org.w3c.svg> seems prettier, but <org.w3c.svg.svg> more naturally embraces org.w3c.svg.rectangle.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Pete Cordell
> Codalogic Ltd
> C++ tools for C++ programmers, http://codalogic.com
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> 

I've tended to think of org.w3.svg as the namespace and svg as the local name of the container element; but I'm not sure you need a local name for the container element; it all depends on how radical a reform you are thinking about at any given time.

Michael Kay
Saxonica

• References:
  • <org.w3c.svg> or <org.w3c.svg.svg>
    • From: "Pete Cordell" <petexmldev@c...>