> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eliot Kimber [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, 2009 December 17 10:04
> To: Grosso, Paul; dita
> Subject: Re: [dita] foreign element description issue (non-XML?)
>
> On 12/17/09 9:59 AM, "Grosso, Paul" <> wrote:
>
> > In reviewing DITA 1.2, I came across something that is more
> > than just editorial, so I thought I'd take it to the list.
> >
> > The shortdesc for the foreign element says (excerpted):
> >
> > The <foreign> element allows content.... The content may be XML
> > or non-XML, such as MathML, SVG, or some non-XML data format....
> >
> > I don't believe "non-XML" is correct. I don't see how one
> > can put non-XML inside an XML document. In fact, I don't
> > know what is meant by "non-XML" in this case.
> >
> > My review comment is suggesting we delete any reference
> > to non-XML in this description. Any objections?
>
> <gml class="+ topic/foreign my-foreign-d/gml ">
> <![CDATA[
> .df foo
> .ef bar
> This is GML formatted text
> .ex another macro
> ]]>
> </gml>
>
> Non-XML is perfectly sensible within <foreign>.
I disagree. That's not non-XML. It's a <gml>
element with CDATA content.
paul
