Re: HTML 5 removed "numeric character reference" term - why?

Along with a number of other e-mails on the thread, Lachlan wrote:
> 
> I object to the use of the term entities on the grounds that entities are very
> specific things in SGML and XML, and they are still used for XML today.  I
> don't think the spec should promote the misuse of terms.
> 
> I think all 3 types should be called character references.  If there is a need
> to distinguish between them, then you qualify the terms using using the
> appropriate prefix from this list:
> 
> * Character Reference (all types)
>   * Named Character Reference ( )
>   * Numeric Character Reference (both types)
>     - Hex Character Reference ( )
>     - Decimal Character Reference ( )

I've made that change.

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Received on Thursday, 8 May 2008 23:09:21 UTC