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Nicola Ken Barozzi escribi�:
>>
>> So what will be the output without all the skinconf elements?
> 
> 
> Good question, easy answer.
> 
> The search box should search the whole web, the skinconf trail should 
> not show, the header should not even appear, the colors are of the 
> standard theme for the skin, etc...
> 

Well, I do not feel that this is right, all the element should behave in 
  the same way, so If we remove the search element, then it should not 
appear on the site.


>> If the DTD will not change is because it does not validate for the 
>> elements say:
>>
>> <feature name="search" value="true">
>>      <property name="foo">xml.apache.org</property>
>>      <property name="morefoo">Apache XML</property>
>>   </feature>
>>
>> On a skin there is a expectation for 
>> feature[@name='search']/property/attribute::name
>>
>> So it will not work and it will not display xml.apache.org
> 
> 
> Correct, it will not work, as the names of the parameters are wrong. I 
> don't think it's too difficult to understand for the user: feature not 
> working == params not correct.
> 

But would not be better to detect this problem before?, If the only 
proposal is to check for xml well formess then turn it validation off is 
  enough.


> We would loose a benefit but gain others. IMHO the gains are much 
> bigger, especially seeing how the current system has not worked too well.
> 

could you expand on what actually has not worked too well?

Cheers,
Cheche