Re: Icons for XHTML1.1

From: Nick Kew (nick@webthing.com)
Date: Sat, Jun 30 2001

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    Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 22:44:46 +0100 (BST)
    From: Nick Kew <nick@webthing.com>
    To: hunter <hunter@userfriendly.net>
    cc: www-validator@w3.org
    Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106302235280.583-100000@fenris.webthing.com>
    Subject: Re: Icons for XHTML1.1
    
    On Sat, 30 Jun 2001, hunter wrote:
    
    > As stated on WDG's website...
    
    Some years ago: things may have changed since then[1].
    
    > "Unlike other validators, the WDG HTML Validator uses a special SGML
    > declaration with custom DTDs. The result is that many custom DTDs,
    > especially those built from the HTML 4.0 Transitional DTD, work
    > correctly with the WDG HTML Validator but not other validators..."
    
    What that means is that Liam has increased some of the builtin system
    limits in the SGML declaration.  Where this is relevant is when
    certain elements have gazillions of proprietary attributes, as can
    happen when someone takes the already-bloated HTML4-loose DTD and
    extends it to allow their favourite hacks.
    
    It would very definitely not affect an XHTML 1.1 document.
    
    [1] I'm assuming Liam will correct me if I'm wrong.
    
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