[to be inserted somewhere between 2.7 and 2.8 of XML spec]
Using BASE64 sections
<![BASE64[
R0lGODlhdQAgAPcAAP//////zP//mf//Zv//M///AP/M///MzP/Mmf/MZv/MM//MAP+Z//+Z
zP+Zmf+ZZv+ZM/+ZAP9m//9mzP9mmf9mZv9mM/9mAP8z//8zzP8zmf8zZv8zM/8zAP8A//8A
]]>
I am not sure if conflicts badly with SGML but, if not, it could be
immensely helpful for developers.
Regarding SAX, we could have a callback for binary data similar to the
characters() callback. As far as W3C DOM is concerned, we will need a
another Node type (BINARY).
Sincerely,
Don Park
http://www.quake.net/~donpark/index.html