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Re: Character Entities: An XML Core WG View

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• Subject: Re: Character Entities: An XML Core WG View
• From: Richard Tobin <richard@c...>
• Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 00:29:32 GMT
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• Organization: HCRC, University of Edinburgh

>No one has yet answered the question.....do we *really* expect the average 
>document author (who has not written, nor may even have control of, the 
>DTD) to add internal/external subsets in order to use a frequently needed 
>character?

I don't understand this.  I thought in your desired scenario they were
using XML Schemas, so there isn't any DTD at all except for entities.
If there *is* a DTD, why doesn't it include the entities already?  Or
are you thinking about characters only this user wants?

And if you don't think they can add or augment a DTD, just what *would*
be acceptable?  Please give an example of something you think we be
reasonable.

>I'll have to leave the argument at that point -- as I'm headed out for a 
>much-anticipated vacation -- rather than worrying about entities, I'll be 
>blowing bubbles while poking around some shipwrecks off St. Maarten.

Have fun...

-- Richard

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