Re: HTML/XML TF report introductory text from Edward O'Connor on 2011-10-21 (public-html-xml@w3.org from October 2011)

From: Edward O'Connor <eoconnor@apple.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:06:37 -0700
To: public-html-xml@w3.org
Message-id: <m2aa8uatjm.fsf@eoconnor.apple.com>

Hi Robert,

You wrote:
>>> I used the DTD because that is what has been specified for HTML5 and
>>> XHTML5.

David replied:
> Specified by whom? the HTML5 spec (unlike previous versions) does not
> specify any DTD.

and you replied:
> XMLSpy does. When one creates a new HTML5 document, it produces
> <!DOCTYPE html>

You seem to be confusing doctypes and DTDs. HTML5 has a doctype, but
does not have a DTD.


Ted

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