namespace support

umm...i have a question

Does the prefix "style" is bound ("hardcoded" ) to uri "http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd#style"

similarly

are the bindings "state" :: "http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd#state" and
"ihd" :: "http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd" fixed.

and the default namespace is always "http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd" ?

or can we do something like this

Can i do somwthing like this

<ihd:root xml:lang="en"
xmlns:ihd="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd#state#state"

xmlns="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd#style"

xmlns:style="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd#state"

xmlns:state="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd#style"

>

<ihd:body x="20px" y="30px" >
<ihd:div>
<ihd:button ihd:id = "buttonON" style:focused ="true" >

</ihd:button>
</ihd:body>
</ihd:root>

Maybe someone would never do that.just being curious.
Thanks

donbox5 at 2007-8-30 >

RE: Switching style and state: I wouldn't try that ;-). Although the XML side of things might still work, the built-in XPath functions (like style:backgroundColor(), etc.) might stop working. Even if it works on iHDSim (I haven't tried it), this is something that could break on other players because hard-coding style and state will likely give the best performance (and that's the way the spec is written). Best to play it safe and not mess with the built-in namespaces.

RE: Putting namespaces anywhere: XML allows this (and a quick check of the HD DVD spec doesn't disallow it... but it might be hidden somewhere :-) ), but if you want to maximize compatibility with all future potential players, it's probably best to stick to "the basics" and just add the declaration to the root.

So, in summary, if you want to use your own namespaces, I would suggest NOT re-defining a built-in namespace, and only placing the declaration on the root node.

PeterTorr-MSFT at 2007-8-30 >