Thanks for fixing up the example. Much more clear (for me, anyway:)) Marcos
-----Original Message----- From: Ian Hickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 6 January 2007 6:39 AM To: Marcos Caceres Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [XBL] Editorial: make example for 3.7.3 easier On Tue, 7 Nov 2006, Marcos Caceres wrote: > > In section 3.7.3, I suggest simplifying the example. It currelny says: > "Consider the following completely useless but conveniently simple > binding:" > > I'm sorry, but this example is hardly simple (particulary as you have > added content inheritance into the mix). It could be made a bit simpler > if you added id's to the last 2 bindings (call them b and c). And maybe > add a litte diagram showing that b->a and then when c is added to the > mix it forms: (ROOT) -> c (implicit) -> b -> a > > Here is the new code, > > <xbl xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/xbl";> > <binding id="a"> > <template> l <inherited> l <content> o </content> - </inherited> W </template> > </binding> > <binding element="[X]" extends="#a" id="b"> > <template> e <inherited> error </inherited> o <content> r </content> </template> > </binding> > <binding element="[Y]" id="c"> > <template> H <inherited> error </inherited> l <content/> ! </template> > </binding> > </xbl> > > (note I also changed the last binding, is this correct?) > > so, then the reader can see where each bit of content is coming from: > > c b a a a a a b b c c c > ------------------------------ > H e l l o - W o r l d ! > > (I think the above is right, but might be best to check it over;)) I've done most of your suggested changes, though not the changes to the templates (which I didn't understand). Please let me know if the new text is ok or if it is still confusing. Cheers, -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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