Re: writing about xml

2007-02-12 Thread Dana
we aren't referring to tages, just to elements. Does that still really jar? On 2/12/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't like saying "We're going to write this novel in german, but we're > foregoing the umlaut" > > On 2/12/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > thanks ever

Re: writing about xml

2007-02-12 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Isn't like saying "We're going to write this novel in german, but we're foregoing the umlaut" On 2/12/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > thanks everyone. The final decisiosn was lower case and bullets so it > looks less wierd. She Who Must Be Obeyed had previously decided > against the < > >

Re: writing about xml

2007-02-12 Thread Dana
thanks everyone. The final decisiosn was lower case and bullets so it looks less wierd. She Who Must Be Obeyed had previously decided against the < > I appreciate the brainpower devoted to this issue ;) Dana On 2/12/07, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think I'd write: > > is an XML tag

Re: writing about xml

2007-02-12 Thread Ben Doom
I think I'd write: is an XML tag. <...book> is an XML attribute. But that's just me. --Ben Dana wrote: > If you are writing about an xml tag that is lower case (say book) and > it begins a sentence, could you capitalize it? Word wants to of > course, but you can over-ride that sure. Beyond tha

Re: writing about xml

2007-02-12 Thread Tony
nada. and it has bitten me in the arse a coupla times. tw On 2/12/07, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > XML is case sensitive? I thought XML would be case independent, and it > would depend on whatever environment you are using to decipher the data? > > LikeXML would be case sensitive

Re: writing about xml

2007-02-12 Thread G Money
XML is case sensitive? I thought XML would be case independent, and it would depend on whatever environment you are using to decipher the data? LikeXML would be case sensitive in C#, but not in Cold Fusion? On 2/9/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you are writing about an xml

Re: writing about xml

2007-02-09 Thread Dana
use of < > has been decided against, but good point. Dana On 2/9/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would think that you always want to refer to it in the tag form such as > > " tags are used to separate content" > > so capitalization shouldn't be an issue. > > On 2/9/07, Dana

Re: writing about xml

2007-02-09 Thread Dana
so accuracy that looks wierd...ya I guess I did On 2/9/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > lowercase. But xml is case sensitive so Book would be a completely > > different tag. > > I think you answered your own question > > ;-) > -- > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just

Re: writing about xml

2007-02-09 Thread William Bowen
> lowercase. But xml is case sensitive so Book would be a completely > different tag. I think you answered your own question ;-) -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher

Re: writing about xml

2007-02-09 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I would think that you always want to refer to it in the tag form such as " tags are used to separate content" so capitalization shouldn't be an issue. On 2/9/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you are writing about an xml tag that is lower case (say book) and > it begins a sentence, cou

writing about xml

2007-02-09 Thread Dana
If you are writing about an xml tag that is lower case (say book) and it begins a sentence, could you capitalize it? Word wants to of course, but you can over-ride that sure. Beyond that it looks wierd lowercase. But xml is case sensitive so Book would be a completely different tag. Has anyone run