- From: Paul Prescod <papresco@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
- Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 09:16:50 -0400
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
At 02:17 AM 9/20/96 GMT, Charles F. Goldfarb wrote: >It seems like the two Pauls are agreeing that I can only speak for me. =) >1. XML has to be easy for SGML editors (and word-processor add-ons) to generate >and for arbitrary browsers to read. Right. That's why I'm worried about this RS/RE correction proposal. I don't think today's SGML editors will support it. Otherwise, the proposal is quite elegant and simple. >We needn't worry about XML-only editors or >dedicated XML browsers because there won't be any. I would word this a little differently: "We can't _depend_ on XML-only editors or dedicated XML browsers because there MAY NOT be any." (especially in the short term) >2. The browsers need to be able to work without accessing a DTD. Exactly! Paul Prescod
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