Questions tagged [sgml]

SGML - Standard Generalized Markup Language - is the precursor to XML. It is an ISO standard used for electronic publishing of documents and books.

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Why can't an xml comment contain two hyphens

I was applying markdown comments in the xml comments of a config file when the XmlParser reported that two hyphens (--) are not allowed in xml comments. Checking the XML Specification, it appears that xml comment isn't designed to contain two…
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Understand SGML and HTML

When I read the HTML 4 Specification. The document says : Each markup language defined in SGML is called an SGML application. An SGML application is generally characterized by: An SGML declaration. A document type definition (DTD). A…
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