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True enough but the question is why there
are so many DTDs in use. Because the simple
applications are the most common and that
means they aren't trivial.
Some learn to do without the complexities of
parameter entities and conditional sections, thus
their world is simple, spec'd, and reliable.
Complexity is a place one passes through while searching
a very crowded world of similar but different things.
It becomes simple when one can safely ignore the
differences and pick one. Complexity is a property
of the space of choices. Simplicity is a property of
the act of choosing.
len
From: Michael Kay [mailto:michael.h.kay@ntlworld.com]
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> Or because they [DTDs] are easier to understand,
I have yet to see a DTD of more than trivial size that is not totally
impenetrable. And fragile too, if you are rash enough to make a one line
change that breaks an entire edifice of parameter entities and conditional
sections.
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