[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] Re: Mixed-content use-cases and questions
"Clark C. Evans" wrote: > Most of the XML DTD's that I've seen > are strictly hierarchical. Questions: > > 1. Are there any use cases besides HTML > for mixed content? Unquestionably. > 2. For modular XHTML, could a <xhtml:plain> > element be included that eliminates > the need for mixed-content? > > <p>hello<b>world</b></p> > > becomes > > <p><plain>hello</plain> > <b><plain>world</plain></b> > </p> ... and: <p>hello <i>sweet <b>world</b></i>.</p> becomes: <p><plain>hello</plain><i><plain>sweet</plain> <b><plain>world</plain></b></i><plain>.</plain></p> I don't like you chances of selling that to anyone. Also, we have both conveniently omitted the spaces between words - if inserted, a slightly different example of: <p>hello <i>sweet</i> <b>world</b>.</p> ... might become: <p><plain>hello </plain><i><plain>sweet</plain></i> <plain> </plain><b><plain>world</plain></b><plain>.</plain></p> Just as the period isn't supposed to be emphasised, one could argue that the spaces don't belong to the elements either. If the element was a partnumber, it would probably be incorrect to insert an additional space - that means that you have to deal with them separately, not just bundle them into a convenient element. I don't see much future for your proposed approach. -- Regards, Marcus Carr email: mrc@a... ___________________________________________________________________ Allette Systems (Australia) www: http://www.allette.com.au ___________________________________________________________________ "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Einstein xml-dev: A list for W3C XML Developers. To post, mailto:xml-dev@i... Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/xml-dev/ or CD-ROM/ISBN 981-02-3594-1 Please note: New list subscriptions now closed in preparation for transfer to OASIS.
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