- From: Peter Murray-Rust <Peter@ursus.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 20:07:55 GMT
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
In message <78DFE33066ABD0118B9200805FD431BA5EC14D@RED-16-MSG.dns.microsoft.com> Jean Paoli writes: > SD5 - Namespaces: > ----------------------------- > [...] I have been rereading the MathML spec and have made a considerable number of comments on it in xml-dev, including three proposals. In general these have implications for XML in general since the style set by early DTDs such as MathML and CML will have great influence on what style and (good) practice people adopt. The way in which MathML interoperates with (a) HTML and (b) CML are imminently critical, I believe. In addition the role of (a) a pre-parser/macro-processor and (b) multidimensional strongly typed arrays are things that are already being addressed by MathML (and CML). XML should take a lead here before the namespace and syntax is muddied by early well-intentioned but non-interoperable DTDs. Another general comment is that MathML can be considerably lightened (IMO) by the use of XML-link. My posting is hypermailed at http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/xml-dev. If XML-WG moderators feel it's worth crossposting here, I'll do so. P. -- Peter Murray-Rust, domestic net connection Virtual School of Molecular Sciences http://www.vsms.nottingham.ac.uk/
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