- From: C M Sperberg-McQueen <cmsmcq@uic.edu>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 11:08:19 -0600
- To: dsr@w3.org
- CC: xml-editor@w3.org, cmsmcq@uic.edu
>Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 15:15:59 +0000 (GMT Standard Time) >From: Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org> > >I note that the XML 1.0 spec as written doesn't permit whitespace >before or after the = sign in attributes, see rules 41, 10 and 5. >My belief is that rule 41 should be: > > [41] Attribute ::= Name S Eq S AttValue > >The ability to include whitespace makes it easier to format XML >documents for easier editing. Long attribute names and values >otherwise disappear off the right of the editing window. Note >that SGML allows whitepace in these positions. I agree that white space should be legal before and after the equal-sign in attribute-value specifications. I believe production 25 achieves this: [25] Eq ::= S? '=' S? best, -C. M. Sperberg-McQueen
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