It's just for compatibility. The XHTML 1.0 abstract reads: "This
specification defines XHTML 1.0, a reformulation of HTML 4 as an XML 1.0
application, and three DTDs corresponding to the ones defined by HTML 4. The
semantics of the elements and their attributes are defined in the W3C
Recommendation for HTML 4. These semantics provide the foundation for future
extensibility of XHTML. Compatibility with existing HTML user agents is
possible by following a small set of guidelines." The section I quoted in my
last post was from the guidelines appendix, which is informative, not
normative.
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From: Dean Roddey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 2:39 PM
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Subject: RE: error
If the XHTML folks are really saying that, they are making a huge mistake
unless its just a 'for compatibility' thing. No XML parser will ever check
that, so what's the point? They can't start making up well formedness rules
above and beyond XML and expect any XML parsers to care.
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Dean Roddey
Software Geek Extraordinaire
Portal, Inc
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