284199 - (<?moz-ecmascript?>) Support ECMAScript by XML processing instruction

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, enhancement)

Description

[Alex Vincent [:WeirdAl]]

Scripting XML documents is somewhat limited by the necessity to use
<html:script/>, <xul:script/>, and friends.  This bug is for the discussion and
implementation of a XML processing instruction to retrieve an ECMA script for an
XML document.

At this time, my intent is to implement a processing instruction with a target
of "moz-ecmascript" and a pseudo-attribute of "src", designating the URI of the
script to load.  E4X, where supported by Mozilla, will be supported by the
processing instruction.

Example:
<?moz-ecmascript src="http://abacus.mozdev.org/projects/foo.js" ?>

The processing instruction should honor the xml:base attribute of elements per
http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlbase/#matching .

Comment 1

[Alex Vincent [:WeirdAl]]

Some ideas are good, but due to lack of interest I'm wontfixing this.