Agreed on WG call that we would use language like "XSD's nillable attribute" and "XSD's fixed attribute", and so forth. Regards Steve Hanson Architect, Data Format Description Language (DFDL) Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group IBM SWG, Hursley, UK smh@uk.ibm.com tel:+44-1962-815848 From: Mike Beckerle <mbeckerle.dfdl@gmail.com> To: dfdl-wg@ogf.org, Date: 28/01/2013 16:59 Subject: [DFDL-WG] Use of xs:fixed and xs: prefix generally on XSD attributes Sent by: dfdl-wg-bounces@ogf.org This may be a nit, but in prose when we want to distinguish an xsd attribute from a dfdl attribute or property, we prefix it with xs: as in xs:fixed, xs:nillable, etc. However, this is technically incorrect as those attributes are in no namespace. (XML Schema of XSD itself uses the default attributeFormDefault which is 'unqualified'.) A reader might think we are referring to some XSD construct they haven't heard of such as an <xs:nillable...> XSD element, but which doesn't exist. I am ok with keeping things as they are, or we can change to language like "XSD's nillable attribute" and "XSD's fixed attribute", and so forth. -- Mike Beckerle | OGF DFDL Workgroup Co-Chair | Tresys Technology | www.tresys.com -- dfdl-wg mailing list dfdl-wg@ogf.org https://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/dfdl-wg Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU