ST_HINT is missing "cs" enumeration inside RNC/XSD schema files

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ST_HINT is missing "cs" enumeration inside RNC/XSD schema files

Chris Lake 21

Hi,

Whilst updating the our software to use the Java library "Apache POI", we came across an issue whereby the documentation for the ECMA-376 5th Edition standard specification differs from the WML.RNC and WML.XSD files contained in Part 1 "Strict" zips and Part 4 "Transitional" zips.

According to the spec, the "ST_HINT" type should have an enumeration for "cs" alongside "default" and "eastAsia", but it is missing:

Ecma Office Open XML Part 1 - Fundamentals And Markup Language Reference.pdf
- 17.18.41 ST_Hint (Font Type Hint) p.1396 (page 1406)
  cs (Complex Script Font) is mentioned as a possible value
- A.1 WordprocessingML p.3841 (page 3851)
  Line 1715 of the XSD shows 'cs' as a possible value.
ECMA-376-Fifth-Edition-Part-1-Fundamentals-And-Markup-Language-Reference.zip
- OfficeOpenXML-XMLSchema-Strict.zip
- wml.xsd
  Line 1712 of the XSD there is no ST_Hint "CS" enumeration and thus no Java ENUM in the code generated for the POI library.
ECMA-376-Fifth-Edition-Part-4-Transitional-Migration-Features.zip
- OfficeOpenXML-XMLSchema-Transitional.zip
- wml.xsd
  Line 1789 of the XSD there is no ST_Hint "CS" enumeration and thus no Java ENUM in the code generated for the POI library.

This is causing exceptions to be raised inside the Apache POI library when attempting to read a Word document using the hint. I'm unsure of the correct place to raise this issue, though the Apache bugs team pointed me here. Is this the place to report the issue, and can the RNC/XSD files be fixed?

For reference: https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=66085

Tom Jebo 2,336 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2022-05-25T22:14:58.6+00:00

Hi @Chris Lake ,

Thanks for reporting these issues. I'll review these and engage the appropriate resources to get them corrected.

Best regards,
Tom Jebo
Sr Escalation Engineer
Microsoft Open Specifications Support

Tom Jebo 2,336 Microsoft Employee Moderator

@Chris Lake ,

Interestingly, Ecma fourth edition electronic inserts look like they have the cs enumeration:

   <xsd:simpleType name="ST_Hint">  
       <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">  
         <xsd:enumeration value="default"/>  
         <xsd:enumeration value="eastAsia"/>  
         <xsd:enumeration value="cs"/>  
       </xsd:restriction>  
     </xsd:simpleType>

But the latest ISO (2016) and Ecma (fifth edition) electronic inserts do not:

   <xsd:simpleType name="ST_Hint">  
       <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">  
         <xsd:enumeration value="default"/>  
         <xsd:enumeration value="eastAsia"/>  
       </xsd:restriction>  
     </xsd:simpleType>

Tom

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Tom Jebo 2,336 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2022-05-25T22:14:58.6+00:00

Hi @Chris Lake ,

Thanks for reporting these issues. I'll review these and engage the appropriate resources to get them corrected.

Best regards,
Tom Jebo
Sr Escalation Engineer
Microsoft Open Specifications Support
Tom Jebo 2,336 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2022-05-25T22:33:16.937+00:00

@Chris Lake ,

Interestingly, Ecma fourth edition electronic inserts look like they have the cs enumeration:

<xsd:simpleType name="ST_Hint"> <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string"> <xsd:enumeration value="default"/> <xsd:enumeration value="eastAsia"/> <xsd:enumeration value="cs"/> </xsd:restriction> </xsd:simpleType>

But the latest ISO (2016) and Ecma (fifth edition) electronic inserts do not:

<xsd:simpleType name="ST_Hint"> <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string"> <xsd:enumeration value="default"/> <xsd:enumeration value="eastAsia"/> </xsd:restriction> </xsd:simpleType>

Tom

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Tom Jebo 2,336 Microsoft Employee Moderator

@Chris Lake ,

I did confirm that this is likely going to need a bug (defect report) filed against the standard (ECMA and ISO both).
You can look at the Annex A.(normative) Schemas – W3C XML Schema section in the standard to see the correct enums for ST_HINT.

I will file this bug. If you need anything else, just post here. Otherwise, I'll consider this issue resolved.

Tom

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Sreekanth Nadendla 491 Microsoft Employee Moderator

Hello ChrisLake-4489, thank you for your question related to Microsoft Open Specifications. One of the team members will review your question and assist you further.

Regards,
Sreekanth Nadendla
Microsoft Windows Open Specifications

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PJ Fanning 1

Any progress on this?

Tom Jebo 2,336 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2022-06-15T20:45:25.297+00:00

Hi @PJ Fanning ,

We submitted a defect report to the ISO and ECMA working groups and this will be addressed in a later update by ISO/ECMA. As I mentioned already, look at the Annex A to see the correct schemas.

Best regards,
Tom Jebo
Sr Escalation Engineer
Microsoft Open Specifications Support

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