Subject: Re: [xsl] Understanding why <tag></tag> is the way it is (was Re: [xsl] IE Client side transformation issue) From: "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:38:13 -0400 |
On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:14:32 -0600, Abel Braaksma <abel.online@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:About the spec thing, isn't it something from SGML heritage? I mean, didn't XML introduce the shortcut <br /> for <br></br> thus disallowing the SGML <br> on itself (without closing tag)? And wasn't it also SGML heritage that allowed <option selected> and XML forced more strict rules and made it <option selected="selected">?
Oh, that's definitely a question for Tommie or someone else with similar SGML background like G. Ken Holman, Dr. Kay, or David Carlisle.
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