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Subject: RE: [dita] foreign element description issue (non-XML?)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Eliot Kimber [mailto:ekimber@reallysi.com] > Sent: Thursday, 2009 December 17 10:04 > To: Grosso, Paul; dita > Subject: Re: [dita] foreign element description issue (non-XML?) > > On 12/17/09 9:59 AM, "Grosso, Paul" <pgrosso@ptc.com> wrote: > > > In reviewing DITA 1.2, I came across something that is more > > than just editorial, so I thought I'd take it to the list. > > > > The shortdesc for the foreign element says (excerpted): > > > > The <foreign> element allows content.... The content may be XML > > or non-XML, such as MathML, SVG, or some non-XML data format.... > > > > I don't believe "non-XML" is correct. I don't see how one > > can put non-XML inside an XML document. In fact, I don't > > know what is meant by "non-XML" in this case. > > > > My review comment is suggesting we delete any reference > > to non-XML in this description. Any objections? > > <gml class="+ topic/foreign my-foreign-d/gml "> > <![CDATA[ > .df foo > .ef bar > This is GML formatted text > .ex another macro > ]]> > </gml> > > Non-XML is perfectly sensible within <foreign>. I disagree. That's not non-XML. It's a <gml> element with CDATA content. paul
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