Re: [DTD patch] blocks in table cells

[David Crossley <cr...@indexgeo.com.au>]

Steven Noels wrote:
> If they want so, they can have it (but I'm no big fan of nested tables
> in XML docs, especially since they are most often only used to mimic bad
> HTML layout practice, using (nested) tables for layout purposes).
> 
> +0
> 
> But Sam sure knows all about that ;-)

I also do not want to encourage such bad practices. The trouble
is that if we allow such a construct in the DTD then it is there
for all to abuse.

> </Steven>
> 
> ps: Stefano, are you sure you are diff'ing against the correct DTD? I
> see document-v10.dtd being mentioned. Remember DTD's in
> src\documentation\xdocs\dtd are there only because of the Centipede
> import, we should upgrade or replace these with our own 1.1 version,
> located in src\resources\schemas

I have continued this part in a separate thread ...
"rationalise storage of DTDs and other entities"

-- David Crossley

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stefano Mazzocchi [mailto:stefano@apache.org]
> > Sent: woensdag 27 februari 2002 13:50
> > To: Apache Forrest
> > Subject: [DTD patch] blocks in table cells
> >
> > The POI project needed to have blocks in table cells and
> > lists (&blocks;
> > include tables, so this provides nested tables)
> > 
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