Re: Seeking clarification-- NET tags

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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 14:00:44 EDT
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From: Murray Maloney <murray@oclc.org>
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Subject: Re: Seeking clarification-- NET tags
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Perhaps, if I had trouble with this part others will too.
I consider myself to be familiar with the standard,
but I'm not used to NET or <em/.../.

> 
> In message <9406161210.aa11345@dali.scocan.sco.COM>, Murray Maloney writes:
> >
> >What are NET tags?  What does <em/.../ signify?
> 
> See SGML section 7.5.1.3 Null End Tag.
> 
> 	<em/.../
> 
> is short for
> 
> 	<em>...</em>
> 
> Another short form (see 7.5.1.1 Empty End-tag) is:
> 
> 	<em>...</>
> 
> And lists can be written:
> 
> 	<ul>
> 	<li>xxx
> 	<>yyy
> 	<>zzz
> 	</ul>
> 
> Using empty start tags (7.4.1.1).
> 
> Dan