RE: a handy XML/XHTML line-breaking algorithm

• From: Jelks Cabaniss <jelks@jelks.nu>
• Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:05:56 -0400
• To: <html-tidy@w3.org>
• Message-ID: <NBBBICMNIPCICMKJECCBGEOHDLAA.jelks@jelks.nu>

Dan Connolly wrote:

> Basically, you break lines between <tag-name and >,
> and after each attribute, and line breaks in character
> data get escaped (&#10;).
>
> I have written it up in some detail; please see:
>
> 	A Handy Line-breaking Algorithm for XML (esp XHTML)
> 	http://www.w3.org/2000/08/lb2/

For canonical XML representation, yes, but for Tidy???  Hmm, you'd likely have a
mass revolt on your hands!  :)

Though I could definitely see it as an option to output it ...


/Jelks

Received on Wednesday, 9 August 2000 14:09:00 UTC