Re: entity mapping in Jade -> SGML

Subject: Re: entity mapping in Jade -> SGML
From: Sebastian Rahtz <s.rahtz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:56:06 +0100 (BST)
 > >transformations. Mostly OK, but I am confused about entities. Where I
 > >have &alpha; in the source,
 > 
 > What is alpha defined as?
<!ENTITY alpha SDATA "&alpha;">  

 > You can't at the moment.  Assuming this is SDATA, the solution is to add a
 > feature to the SGML transformation backend to map characters into entity
 > references on output.
it would seem to be a good idea, if the SGML backend is to be used for
transformations to targets that are to stay around, rather than a
cul-de-sac like HTML output

sebastian


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