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In an earlier note I spoke about the need to associate compose-time meta data with DTDs to allow XML editors to assist with the process of document composition. Another major class of meta data that needs to be associated with DTDs is information on how the associated XML may be rendered - most usefully, by identifying programs which can perform the required rendering. The classic browser renders HTML on computer screens, and also on the printed page. The same will be required of XML browsers, and some will also render XML documents to voice for the visually impaired, to Braille for the more profoundly impaired, and to other media as new needs and technologies arise. Hence we may need to associate a list of rendering programs with any given DTD, covering the various media types supported
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