xml:space attribute and 19991210 XHTML PR

I have not seen this discussed on the public mailing list or posted in the
errata, but I believe it is an error in the XHTML Proposed Recommendation
[1], posted 10 December 1999 .

According to section 2.10 of the XML 1.0 spec [2], the xml:space attribute,
if used in a DTD, must "be given as an enumerated type whose only possible
values are 'default' and 'preserve'." In all declarations of xml:space in
the XHTML Strict [3], Transitional [4] and Frameset [5] DTDs, xml:space is
declared as an enumerated type whose only possible value is 'preserve'.

Thanks,

Andy

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/PR-xhtml1-19991210
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-xml-19980210
[3] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd
[4] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd
[5] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd

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Received on Tuesday, 21 December 1999 17:26:09 UTC