Subject: RE: Why Doesn't IE5 use the DTD to Validate? From: keshlam@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 09:14:51 -0500 |
Might be a better topic for the XML mailing list than the XSL list, but I'll throw in my two bits anyway... I agree there's a distinction between not reading the DTD, reading it but using it only for expansion/defaulting/etc, and genuinely validating. It's useful for parsers to support all three options. The issue may be one of phrasing more than anything else. A validating parser, by definition, is one that validates. If it only validates on demand, or when invoked via a specific wrapper, or when a configuration switch is explicitly set... then it's only a validating parser when run in that mode. The documentation needs to be _very_ clear about whether validation is the default or not and how to obtain the other options. ("WebWonder includes a validating parser, but normally does not perform validation. This can be changed by...") That will avoid a significant amount of acrimony. And, yes, if you have multiple modes available you should definitely allow the user to decide which one(s) suit their needs -- as default, and possibly on a file-by-file basis as well. "I thought you were open 24 hours!" "Not in a row..." -- Steve Wright ______________________________________ Joe Kesselman / IBM Research Unless stated otherwise, all opinions are solely those of the author. XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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