DTD meta data for XML viewers

Trevor Turton (trevort@za.ibm.com)
Mon, 16 Feb 1998 11:42:11 +0000

In an earlier note I spoke about the need to associate compose-time met=
a
data with DTDs to allow XML editors to assist with the process of docum=
ent
composition. Another major class of meta data that needs to be associa=
ted
with DTDs is information on how the associated XML may be rendered - mo=
st
usefully, by identifying programs which can perform the required render=
ing.
The classic browser renders HTML on computer screens, and also on the
printed page. The same will be required of XML browsers, and some will=

also render XML documents to voice for the visually impaired, to Braill=
e
for the more profoundly impaired, and to other media as new needs and
technologies arise. Hence we may need to associate a list of rendering=

programs with any given DTD, covering the various media types supported=