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• Subject: Re: XML-appropriate editing data structures
• From: Dave Pawson <dpawson@n...>
• Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 08:23:16 +0100
• In-reply-to: <200404092157.49295.mayfair@t...>
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At 20:57 09/04/2004, Ari Nordström wrote:

> > A common fallacy, and one I'm not surprised to hear from you given
> > your avowed SGML background.
>
>Fallacy? This depends on what the system's supposed to do, and what the
>writer's allowed to do in that context. One of the main points of having a
>DTD in the first place is to provide a set of structural rules to be
>followed.

For the completed document I'm 100% with you. It's a good option.

Whilst writing one? No thanks.
Whilst converting something from DTD A to B? No thanks.

If you are purposely creating an invalid document? No thanks.

regards DaveP

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