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John Cowan wrote:
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> Foo, you are right. How annoyingly unsymmetrical. Anybody know
> why the root element can't be inside a general entity?
I think it is SGML-inherited and has something to do with minimization and
maybe CONCUR (shudder). My policy is to treat text entities as a useful
misfeature. Don't build systems or policies around them but use them when
they are convenient.
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