We are currently implementing character properties in OpenJade.
Here is a related question to the collected wisdom of the list:
How should the following cases be treated ?
1) <style-specification id=p1 use=p2>
(declare-characteristic foo "foo" #f)
<style-specification id=p2>
(declare-char-characteristic+property foo "foo" #f)
2) (declare-characteristic use "foo" #f)
3) (declare-characteristic foo "foo" #f)
(declare-char-characteristic+property force!foo "blah" #f)
I think the standard remains silent on all three. I tend to say:
1) No conflict, allow normal overriding behaviour since ICs and NICs
share a namespace.
2) Conflict, forbid redefining use:, label: and content-map:
3) No idea.
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