RE: no targetNamespace, elementFormDefault qualified

> Should there be an
> xmlns:blank="" perhaps to actively qualify the non-namespace qualified
> elements? 

I've always thought it should be possible to assign a prefix to the
non-namespace, but XML 1.1 instead decided to use the above syntax for a
"namespace undeclaration": it causes the prefix "blank" to go out of scope
entirely, so it can't be used for anything.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/