- From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:20:25 +0200
- To: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>
- CC: "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
On 28.09.2010 14:13, Anne van Kesteren wrote: > On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:12:02 +0200, Julian Reschke > <julian.reschke@gmx.de> wrote: >> It's a feature of XML (just like xml:id...), but the language still >> needs to define where it's allowed in valid documents. >> >> "A special attribute named xml:space may be attached to an element to >> signal an intention that in that element, white space should be >> preserved by applications. In valid documents, this attribute, like >> any other, MUST be declared if it is used." -- >> <http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#sec-white-space> >> >> In HTML5 we do not use a schema language, but prose to define >> conformance. That prose just mention where xml:space is allowed. > > Valid in XML specifically refers to DTDs so that seems out of scope > since we do not have those. So why does the spec talk about xml:base then? (<http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#the-xml:base-attribute-xml-only>). Consistency, please. Best regards, Julian
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