- From: Christopher R. Maden <crm@eps.inso.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 20:29:29 GMT
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
Steve DeRose writes of namespaces and validity. I believe that for a *valid* document, authors would still need to create a DTD incorporating names from other DTDs, as in my earlier example: <!DOCTYPE mymess [ <!ELEMENT mymess (html:h1 | html:p)*> <!ELEMENT html:h1 (#PCDATA | html:a | tei:xref)*> <!ELEMENT html:p (#PCDATA | html:a | tei:xref)*> <!ELEMENT html:a (#PCDATA)> <!ELEMENT tei:xref (#PCDATA)> ]> The only benefit gained here is in semantic recognition. Automagic incorporation of DTDs for validity definitely has the problem Steve pointed out. However, for merely well-formed documents, DTD adoption allows quick creation of recognizable documents. Grab HTML Cougar as a base, add digital signatures, MathML, and some commerce DTD, and you're good to go with structured information. -Chris -- Christopher R. Maden One Richmond Square DynaText SIT Technical Support Providence, RI 02906 USA Inso Corporation +1.401.421.9550 (voice) Electronic Publishing Solutions +1.401.521.2030 (facsimile)
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