doctype decl problem

I'm trying to transform an SVG document and getting
totally screwed up with the decl.

If I understand it right, an xml decl can have a public identifier,
but then must have a system identifier as well.

So I cant (as in SGML) say

<?xml version = "1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 03December 1999//EN" >

Instead I must say

<?xml version = "1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 03December 1999//EN" SYSTEM
"http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/SVG-19991203.dtd">

1. Am I correct in my understanding?
( http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml#sec-prolog-dtd )

Either way, I have a file which when used with the above prolog shortened to

<?xml version = "1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE svg  SYSTEM "path/to/myLocalCopyOf/SVG-19991203.dtd">

No element below the root is triggering any of the templates....
To be exact, <xsl:template match= "/"> is triggering,
but the outer container, <svg> is not triggering.

I checked with Ken Holmans showtree and got a load of 'empty' triggers.

However... when I remove the doctype line,
my templates trigger quite happily.

E.g.

<?xml version = "1.0" ?>

<svg x="0" y="0" width="2523.895996" height="667.296005">

 <path id="53009526" style="visibility:hidden;" 
d="M36 147.885895 L36 36 805.889771 36 805.889771 147.885895 z">
 </path>

 <image href="53009526.jpg" style="clip-path:url(#53009526);" x="36" y="36"
width="770" height="112"/>


 <g >
  <text x="103.373047" y="206.992249" style="font-size: 9;font-family:
Arial;fill:black">
Outside my train window, the world still 
  </text>
 
 </g>
</svg>

Works quite well.

When I insert 
<!DOCTYPE svg SYSTEM "../w3c/svg-19991203.dtd">
Nothing other than the / template triggers.
btw, if / is the root template, whats the 'outermost' container called,
in this case <svg> ? is that the first child of the root, or the root?

Any help appreciated.

DaveP











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