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The problem with this line of thinking is that XML has succeeded in removing means which one group was uncomfortable with and replacing it with means others are uncomfortable with. I find examples where an author says "I want to work without DTDs, of course" then immediately begins to explain "generate-id" as begging the question of functionality. As an SGMLer, it is strange to see that simple means one could quickly teach to a document manager or designer replaced with whole subsystems that require intense or shall we say, "extreme" skills. Spilt milk. We need XML Schemas and need them now. The time for this debate was last year. So far, what I see in these arguments suggests that we can apply XML Schemas to document centric systems. Most of the counter examples seem to be extreme examples of the kind that don't often occur or for which there is a workaround. No show stoppers. The gain of common means is worth the loss of fringe capabilities particularly if the fringe can be narrowed in future versions. The question becomes one of controlling the process to ensure the working features don't change for the sake of competing notions and the fringe features are identified for true applicability so they do evolve sensibly. Len http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti. Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h -----Original Message----- From: Eric van der Vlist [mailto:vdv@d...] The fact I have no SGML background and have taken for granted that I could work without DTD is probably a reason why I those constrains do not look "natural" for me.
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