[Zope3-dev] Re: ZCML

[Shane Hathaway]

Fred L. Drake, Jr. wrote:
> Shane Hathaway writes:
>  > Why?  Note that I'm not saying that all attributes should be elements, 
>  > but that attributes should be regarded as a *shortcut*, which is how the 
>  > W3C sees it too.
> 
> Huh?  Is this the case in general, or only for RDF?  RDF is really a
> special case in this regard as far as I'm aware.  Please provide a
> pointer to something specific if I'm wrong.

It is a style that became apparent through the RDF spec.  W3C follows it 
pretty consistently.

>  > As soon as some piece of the configuration becomes 
>  > more complex than a textual string, it should be represented as a child 
>  > element.  XML's rules intentionally steer you in that direction.
> 
> The question, then, is whether message ids with default text should be
> viewed as something other than a simple string.  Most I18N support
> tools go to great lengths to hide the difference, for better or
> worse.

That's a good argument.  You win. :-)

Shane