- From: David Lee <David.Lee@marklogic.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:59:25 -0800
- To: Innovimax W3C <innovimax+w3c@gmail.com>, Jeni Tennison <jeni@jenitennison.com>
- CC: Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com>, W3C XML-ER Community Group <public-xml-er@w3.org>
> Really interesting idea... > > But one nasty consequence is that XML-ER parser will have to contain > an HTML5 parser... > > http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/js/live-dom- > viewer/?I%20forgot%20my%20document%20element%20but%20I'll%20still > %C2%A0have%20a%20%3Ctable%3E%3Cp%3Econtaining%20a%20paragrap > h!%3C%2Fp%3E%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd%3Ejust%20because%20I%20can%3C%2Ftd > %3E%3C%2Ftr%3E%3C%2Ftable%3E > > Mohamed > My concern exactly but more. If were not careful an XML-ER parser will have to be the mother-of-all-parsers and the spec will have to be a superset of the XML, HTML, HTML5, XHTML etc etc etc ... We'll end up with a book that takes a forklift to open. That is about 2599AD when the specs are done. And another 1000 years before anyone writes the first impl. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Lee Lead Engineer MarkLogic Corporation dlee@marklogic.com Phone: +1 650-287-2531 Cell: +1 812-630-7622 www.marklogic.com This e-mail and any accompanying attachments are confidential. The information is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this e-mail communication by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately by returning this message to the sender and delete all copies. Thank you for your cooperation.
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