- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:41:51 +0400
- To: Richard Ishida <ishida@w3.org>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org, Eliot Graff <eliotgra@microsoft.com>, public-i18n-core@w3.org
Leif Halvard Silli, Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:54:22 +0400: > Leif Halvard Silli, Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:53:07 +0400: >> Richard Ishida, Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:40:24 +0100: > >>> http://www.w3.org/International/reviews/1007-polyglot/ >> >> 7th issue: >> ]] >> 8. Named Entity References Named entity references >> " For example, polyglot markup uses   instead of . " >> We would prefer your example to use the hexadecimal NER   >> rather than the decimal. See >> http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/REC-charmod-20050215/#C048 >> [[ > [...] >> I can agree that the Polyglot Markup spec should mention the >> hexadecimal _as well as_ the decimal. But I see no reason to not >> mention the decimal. >> You may also want to consult bug 9300 [2]. It shows that if we want to >> create a maximum compatibility specification, then decimal NCRs are >> sometimes more IE compatible than hexadecimal ones are. > > Sorry. That was incorrect. That issue is only an issue whenever one is > not using the ";" - which is not an option in polyglot markup. Updated info: Bug 9300 does not cover all issues with NCRs. It turns out that at IE6 *is*, in at least one context (inside an <object> element), more compatible with decimal NCRs than with hexadecimal NCRs. Try the 3 lines below in IE6 - only the first two will work. In the last line, the NCRs are rendered directly. I have not tested other versions of IE yet. <object>זרו</object> <object>æøå</object> <object>æøå</object> > [ snip ] -- leif h silli
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