> Are parameter entity references in comments in the external subset supposed to
> be expanded?
I think the answer to this question is of no direct interest, since
comments are freely discardable. However, it leads to the
question: is the sequence "%foo;" in a comment, where "foo" is not
a known parameter entity, an error? Clearly, I say, it is not an
error, but I cannot produce any warrant for this.
BTW, the Goldfarb/Prescod _XML Handbook_ claims that the string
"<!ENTITY" in the DTD cannot be replaced by a reference to an
(internal) PE, but fails to give a warrant for this claim either, since
declarations are not one of the things which clause 4.3.2 says
cannot be split between entities (perhaps by oversight?).
-- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)