Re: ERROR(?) in content declarations for character tags
Murray Maloney <murray@sco.COM>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 94 09:09:24 EDT
Message-id: <9409230901.aa02520@dali.scocan.sco.COM>
Reply-To: murray@sco.COM
Originator: html-wg@oclc.org
Sender: html-wg@oclc.org
Precedence: bulk
From: Murray Maloney <murray@sco.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list <html-wg@oclc.org>
Subject: Re: ERROR(?) in content declarations for character tags
X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas
X-Comment: HTML Working Group (Private)
Please see http://www.acl.lanl.gov/HTML_WG/html-wg-94q3.messages/147.html
for my argument in favor of nested emphasis. I think it was widely accepted.
>
>
> (I looked through the html-ig/wg/whatever archives and saw no
> post about this, so excuse me if this has been pointed out)
>
> According to the HTML 2.0 DTD (level 1) (BTW, the hyperlink labeled
> "Current level 2 DTD" at
> <URL:http://www.hal.com/users/connolly/html-spec/notes/ReviewTopics.html>
> point to html-1.dtd), nested character formatting elements are
> allowed. For example, the following is currently legal:
>
> <em>Hello <em>There</em></em>
>
> Does this really make sense.
>
> Here's a diff of the proposed rule changes:
>
> *** html-1.dtd Thu Sep 22 22:19:50 1994
> --- html-1.dtd.p Thu Sep 22 22:23:32 1994
> ***************
> *** 80,88 ****
>
> <!ENTITY % pre.content "#PCDATA | A | %font | %phrase">
>
> ! <!ELEMENT (%font;) - - (%phrase.content)+>
>
> ! <!ELEMENT (%phrase;) - - (%phrase.content)+>
>
> <!ENTITY % img.alt.default "#IMPLIED"
> -- ALT attribute optional in Level 1 docs -->
> --- 80,98 ----
>
> <!ENTITY % pre.content "#PCDATA | A | %font | %phrase">
>
> ! <!ELEMENT EM - - (%phrase.content)+ -(EM | I)>
> ! <!ELEMENT STRONG - - (%phrase.content)+ -(STRONG | B)>
> ! <!ELEMENT CODE - - (%phrase.content)+ -(CODE)>
> ! <!ELEMENT SAMP - - (%phrase.content)+ -(SAMP)>
> ! <!ELEMENT KBD - - (%phrase.content)+ -(KBD)>
> ! <!ELEMENT VAR - - (%phrase.content)+ -(VAR)>
> ! <!ELEMENT CITE - - (%phrase.content)+ -(CITE)>
>
> ! <![ %HTML.Proposed [
> ! <!ELEMENT STRIKE - - (%phrase.content)+ -(STRIKE)>
> ! <!ELEMENT DFN - - (%phrase.content)+ -(DFN)>
> ! <!ELEMENT KEY - - (%phrase.content)+ -(KEY)>
> ! ]]>
>
> <!ENTITY % img.alt.default "#IMPLIED"
> -- ALT attribute optional in Level 1 docs -->
>
>
>
>
>
> ----
> Earl Hood | CONVEX Computer Corporation
> ehood@convex.com | 3000 Waterview Parkway
> Phone: (214) 497-4387 | P.O. Box 833851
> FAX: (214) 497-4500 | Richardson, TX 75083-3851