Re: text/html for xml extensions of XHTML

Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> writes:

> is remarkably simple [1]. Apart from the idea of a magic comment header
> and the idea of using the XML PI, both of which have problems as I have
> remarked in the recent past on this list, all other types of sniffing that
> have been suggested are extremely involved.

A day or two ago you said that handling an item beginning with the
xml declaration was manageable although you said that you were opposed
to doing it.  But you did not say why.

Please clarify.

                                    -- Bill

Received on Friday, 4 May 2001 07:36:39 UTC