Re: books & mozilla

>XHTML is an application of XML. It is merely 'updating' the various schemas
>of HTML 4.0 to an XML syntax. If a browser doesn't support XML it will not
>support XHTML

This is simply not true.

XHTML can be viewed on all legacy browsers down to Mosaic1.0.

Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: Garreth Galligan <ggalligan(at)transcomsoftware.com>
To: <hwg-xml(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: books & mozilla


> >I think, XHTML is the 'in-between' since the "browsers in general" do
> >not support XML just yet.
>
> XHTML is an application of XML. It is merely 'updating' the various
schemas
> of HTML 4.0 to an XML syntax. If a browser doesn't support XML it will not
> support XHTML.
>
> The current approach for browsers which don't support XML is to parse and
> transform the XML via a server-side application. This is also very useful
> for light-weight clients like WAP devices.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Liz" <liz(at)schreiber.lakeheadu.ca>
> To: "Tammy Scroggs" <tscroggs(at)blackandblueink.com>
> Cc: <hwg-xml(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 3:25 AM
> Subject: Re: books & mozilla
>
>
> > Yes, you are right, I meant Nescape 6
> >
> > but Netscape 6 is not released it is in PREVIEW (and not all of its
> > feature work in the Preview), as far as I know.
> > http://www.netscape.com/download/previewrelease.html
> >
> > Also, IE 5.x is the only release browser, as far as I know, that has a
> > built-in XML parser that conforms to the W3C recommendations.
> >
> > Prior browsers of any kind do not have an XML parser, either IE or
> > Netscape or Opera etc.
> >
> > XHTML is HTML built with some of XML's rules, therefore the browsers can
> > possibly parse XHTML with their built-in HTML DTD and parser.
> >
> > I think, XHTML is the 'in-between' since the "browsers in general" do
> > not support XML just yet.
> >
> > (I see MS has now released IE5 for the MAC) :-)
> >
> > :-)
> > Liz Boutilier
> >
> > Tammy Scroggs wrote:
> > >
> > > Corrections:  Netscape just released Netscape 6 (not 7) which does
> > > supposedly support XML, CSS 2 and most of 1, and some other nice
> > > *standard* things (though not backward compatible with itself)
> > >
> > > and Internet Explorer 5 and 5.5 support XML.
> > >
> > > Tammy
> > >
> > > On 25 Apr 00, at 17:01, Liz wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Netscape has just released their Netscape 7 PREVIEW which does
comply
> > > > with the W3C and has an XML parser. Prior versions of ALL browsers
(IE
> and
> > > > Netscape, Opera etc) do not have an XML parser.
> > > >
> > > > I believe that this answers your question #2.
> > > >
> > > > :-)
> > > > Liz Boutlier
> > > >
> > > > Chris Montgomery wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Regarding question 1 (books), I like the WROX book "Professional
> XML"
> > > > > (still working my way through it, but it is well-written).  You
can
> get a
> > > > > list of other XML-related books from WROX at
> > > > >
http://www.wrox.com/Consumer/Default.asp?Category=XML+and+Scripting.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sorry, can't help you with question 2.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > >
> > > > > Chris Montgomery
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> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >From: owner-hwg-xml(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-xml(at)hwg.org]On
Behalf
> Of
> > > > > >Hans B.O. Finnsson Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 2:35 PM To:
> > > > > >hwg-xml(at)hwg.org Subject: books & mozilla
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I got two questions regarding XML:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >1. Any good book out there about XML? I have read a 260-page-book
> about
> > > > > >XML, but I found it rather simple.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >2. Anyone out there that knows why XUL (and XHTML) but not XML
> works in
> > > > > >Mozilla?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >//Finnsson
> > > > > >
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Tammy Scroggs
> > > Black and Blue Ink
> > > Web Design and Site Maintenance
> > > http://www.blackandblueink.com
> > > tammy(at)blackandblueink.com
> > > ICQ UIN  996818
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
>
>

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