Re: First cut

From: Richard Knapp (gyp_caver@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 18:46:16 CEST


On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 08:51:25 -0500, Ralph Hartley wrote:

>But what IS a valid shot? The data recorded for a shot can vary widely
>and still be useable. Shots could include:

Good question. One I will have to think about.

>+-90 inclination and distance (no azimuth). This is a common one. Making
>up an azimuth when there isn't one is evil.

Correct. I have changed my DTD accordingly. (I forgot about that)

>And don't forget old surveys where they recorded azimuth and distance
>only (no vertical control at all).

We could also support the triangular cross measurement linear distance method. However, do we want to? Is a survey
valid without vertical control?

>> The example in Semantics seems to indicate the format (with <Default element="(element)">) will be transformed
>> into another XMLdocument.

>The transformations refered to in the Semantics are NOT intended to be
>applied to any document. The DefaultTransform in particular is
>distructive, it doesn't preserve the structure of the file. In fact, it
>can even take a valid CaveXML file and produce an invalid one!

True. But if the transformation isn't applicable to the DTD, it is confusing to have there. FWIW.

>Ok, you don't think I SHOULD use ID as an attribute name. That's
>different. Would you accept "id" instead? I need a name that reflects ..

I'm not telling you what you should or should not do. Just giving my feedback on what you posted.

        - Richard Knapp

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