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I've had tremendous trouble trying to figure out how to express [[Product group]]s in generic markup. The idea is that all [[product]]s belong to a [[product group]] and that [[product group]]s can belong to other [[product group]]s. [[tomatoe]]s are [[vegeatable]]s, which are [[food]] etc. | I've had tremendous trouble trying to figure out how to express [[Product group]]s in generic markup. The idea is that all [[product]]s belong to a [[product group]] and that [[product group]]s can belong to other [[product group]]s. [[tomatoe]]s are [[vegeatable]]s, which are [[food]] etc. | ||
The idea is to allow the defining of different relationships between [[product group]]s, for the uses of describing [[Product substitution]]s and [[ | The idea is to allow the defining of different relationships between [[product group]]s, for the uses of describing [[Product substitution]]s and [[sevice cycle]]s and other stuff we haven't even thought of yet. | ||
I was aiming at a generic [[product group]]-element to make the processing software ([[Instructional capital]]) simpler, but I can't get it to work. We could have an generic [[product group]]-element that encapsulates group specific data in a more specific element like: | I was aiming at a generic [[product group]]-element to make the processing software ([[Instructional capital]]) simpler, but I can't get it to work. We could have an generic [[product group]]-element that encapsulates group specific data in a more specific element like: | ||
<product_group id=??><food_group id=??>...</food_group></product_group> | <product_group id=??><food_group id=??>...</food_group></product_group> | ||
<product_group id=??><clothing_group id=??>...</clothing_group></product_group> | <product_group id=??><clothing_group id=??>...</clothing_group></product_group> | ||
: start simple. define a relationship between a set of objects with a group markup tag, e.g.: <group name="bread"> <fu/> <bar/> </group> establishes a named relationship betwen <fu/> and <bar/>. let the group tag have anything inside it, including text. treat it as markup. | |||
Using "ANY"-constraint (can contain any element... or is it even #PCDATA??) can be kind of hazardous for software.. but maybe we just add these specific groups so that each element can contain just one of the available subgroups for this subgroup. | Using "ANY"-constraint (can contain any element... or is it even #PCDATA??) can be kind of hazardous for software.. but maybe we just add these specific groups so that each element can contain just one of the available subgroups for this subgroup. | ||
But this would not allow to define variable relationships required to give everyone their say about [[product substitution]] and [[ | But this would not allow to define variable relationships required to give everyone their say about [[product substitution]] and [[service cycle]]... | ||
I don't know... We need XML-gurus | I don't know... We need XML-gurus | ||
: do you want to markup text? or do you want to define structure? or both? | |||
: DTD syntax is troublesome and difficult to master. the newer xml schema is itself xml, and is capable of a whole lot more... it could make expression of your product group easier. | |||
: let's start it off with a small collection of schemas, say { resource.xsd, person.xsd, a product.xsd, service.xsd }. | |||
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Sourceforge entry needs a LOT more links and information. Like at least a real link to Consumerium! | |||