On 14 Jun 2001, Carlfish wrote:
>
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2001 08:01:51 -0400, Mikel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> somehow managed to type:
>> I am using Mozilla v0.9.1 on NT Workstation SP 6a.
>> I am coming across email sent to me that is not being translated. It
>> starts with this:
>>
>> <x-html>
>> <html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
>> xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"
>> xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40";>
>
> On one hand, this is valid XML. On the other, it's not surprising that
> Mozilla doesn't have a clue how to format it. It's not really an XHTML
> document, it's an XHTML document embedded inside an "x-html"
Actually, the namespace "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"; doesn't mean
anything. (Although I think we do currently interpret it as XHTML for some
legacy reasons.)
> Anyway, since this is valid use of XML Namespaces, Mozilla should be
> able to format it, provided it was pointed to a set of stylesheets
> that would describe how an "x-html" document is supposed to be
> rendered. Mozilla knows how to render HTML, but it doesn't presume to
> guess that an HTML fragment contained within a totally different XML
> document should be rendered by the same rules.
Actually, it does, and it should.
Mikel: Could you point me to the example in question? We should be doing
this fine, unless there is something else in the file that I am missing.
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