Mixed-content use-cases and questions

[Clark C. Evans]

Thanks for the feedback.

On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Marcus Carr wrote:
> > Most of the XML DTD's that I've seen
> > are strictly hierarchical.  Questions:
> >
> > 1.  Are there any use cases besides HTML
> >     for mixed content?
> 
> Unquestionably.

Yep. I wasn't thinking. Sorry.
 
DocBook, etc.

 
> > 2.  For modular XHTML, could a <xhtml:plain>
> >     element be included that eliminates
> >     the need for mixed-content?
> 
>    <p>hello <i>sweet</i> <b>world</b>.</p>
> 
> ... might become:
> 
>    <p><plain>hello </plain><i><plain>sweet</plain></i>
>    <plain> </plain><b><plain>world</plain></b><plain>.</plain></p>
> 

Yes. It gets ugly quick.

Thanks!

Clark


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