Re: Bug in Amaya 9

 
> I have hit a strange bug with Amaya 9 (it is on Windows but I would not think it
> is relevant).
> 
> I have an XHTML1.1 file with doctype and all the rest of it. However, I do one
> more thing: I add some own attributes to my file. I do it in an XML proper
> fashion, namely I use a namespace declaration in the <html> element and use the
> namespace prefix.
> 
> I know it is not 100% kosher, because I do not add my internal DTD to the XHTML
> DTD. In other words, from an DTD validity point of view it is not fully valid.
> 
> However, the reaction of Amaya 9 on this file is:
> 
> 	- it accepts it without any warning as a legal and valid XHTML file (does not
> ask the usual question whether I want to see the errors, edit the invalid file,
> etc). I can therefore edit the file in XHTML, everything looks perfect.
> 	- however: it silently *removes all private attributes* from the file.
> 
> I think this behaviour is a bug.
> 
> [I use an XHTML file to create presentation slides, but the file is run through
> a private XML processor partially controlled by those attributes...]
> 
> Ivan
> 

Hello Ivan,

Indeed it seems to be a bug as the attributes in the scope of a 'private' 
namespace shouldn't be removed.
Can you send us (me) such a file so that I can more easily debug this problem ?

Thanks,
Laurent Carcone

Received on Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:09:18 UTC