- From: Kent M Pitman <kmp@harlequin.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Apr 98 04:20:33 EDT
- To: xml-editor@w3.org
- Cc: kmp@harlequin.com
In 2.6 Processing Instructions, syntax definition [17] defines PITarget ::= Name - (( 'X' | 'x' ) ( 'M' | 'm' ) ( 'L' | 'l' )) but later in 2.8, syntax definition 23 defines XMLDecl ::= '<?xml' VersionInfo EncodingDecl? SDDecl? S? '?>' Note that 'xml' is all lowercase here. Does the match algorithm specify that case doesn't matter in multiple-character strings? Section 6 defines 'string' as matching a 'literal string', so literally 'xml' would be case-sensitive, no? The most reasonable fix would seem to be: [17] PITarget ::= Name - XMLname [17.1] XMLname ::= (( 'X' | 'x' ) ( 'M' | 'm' ) ( 'L' | 'l' )) [23] XMLDecl ::= '<?' XMLname VersionInfo EncodingDecl? SDDecl? S? '?>' [77] ...etc. Alternatively, if the XML declaration must be in lowercase (which, by the way, is incompatible with your draft spec and surely an annoyance to any actual users), then why do you reserve the uppercase space in PITarget? By the way, XML is an uppercase acronym, and it troubles my personal sense of aesthetics to see it required to be given in lowercase. -kmp ----------- DISCLAIMER: The above are my personal feelings and not necessarily Harlequin's official position.
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