- From: Arjun Ray <aray@q2.net>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:58:59 -0500 (EST)
- To: www-html@w3.org
On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Murray Altheim wrote:
> The [XML] specification states that the values of xml:space must be
> either "default" or "preserve".
> What XHTML does is this:
>
> <!ATTLIST pre xml:space (preserve) #FIXED 'preserve'>
>
> We are declaring xml:space as an enumerated type with one of the
> allowed values. This sets the value of xml:space to 'preserve' and
> doesn't allow any other value.
Well, given the OP's complaint, it might have been better to declare
<!ATTLIST pre
xml:space (default|preserve) #FIXED 'preserve'>
(Sounds like this will tickle bugs in XML parsers too, though...)
Arjun
Received on Monday, 31 January 2000 15:46:26 UTC