- From: Murata Makoto <murata@apsdc.ksp.fujixerox.co.jp>
- Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 16:52:58 +0900
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
Gavin Nicol writes: > >Well, I have problems with the "here" in the above sentence. It assumes >far too much about the implementation. Look at error messages of nsgmls. Line numbers and character positions are clearly identified. >Imagine how you would feel if the parser just said: > > "Illegal character #x3000 in input" > >or worse, just simple didn't parse your file. I would prefer to keep >zenkaku spaces in simply because it will make life for the user a lot >easier. If you *really* want them out, I would recommend mapping them >to hankaku spaces in the SGML declaration. I do not agree. XML or SGML editors free users from writing spaces between markups. Neither my colleagues at my office nor the co-authors of the original Japanese comments agree with you. If this issue is discussed by a large member of Japanese experts, the same conclusion will be reached, I believe. Having said this, I stop discussion and trust the ERB will make a reasonable decision. Makoto Fuji Xerox Information Systems Tel: 044-812-7230 Fax: 044-812-7231 E-mail: murata@apsdc.ksp.fujixerox.co.jp
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