Re: RS/RE considered confusing?

From: Deborah A. Lapeyre <dlapeyre@mulberrytech.com> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 19:56:55 -0700 (PDT) To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9609141936.A25516-0100000@netcom10> · This archive was generated by hypermail pre-2.1.9 : Wednesday, 24 September 2003 10:03:21 EDT


On Fri, 13 Sep 1996, David Durand wrote:
>For XML we can simplify things by just treating LF and CR (well,
> actually their 10646 equivalents) as whitespace. We can simply skip
> the entire notion of non-significant and significant RS/RE entirely.
> 
While not advocating this or any other mechanism, may I add my vote that 
it is ESSENTIAL that RS/RE not be significant.  Any system whereby they 
are, in however limited a fashion, adds both complexity and dependencies 
we cannot afford.

--Debbie Lapeyre