RE: some XML stuff (and bugs?)

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 15:41 11/08/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>yes, this works:
>
> > \starttext
> >
> > \defineXMLsave [buffer]
> >
> > \defineXMLsingular [buffer] {\XMLflush{buffer}}
> >
> > \startXMLdata
> > test <buffer>here</buffer> test <buffer/>
> > \stopXMLdata
>
>but try:
>
>\startXMLdata
>test
><buffer><mrow><mfenced><mi>a</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>b</mi></mfenced></mrow></buff
>er> test <math><buffer/></math>.
>\stopXMLdata
>
>yes, of course, this can be done including <math> into buffer (and use
><buffer/> as you wrote). But this, e.g., denies including <buffer/> into
>some other pieces of math etc.

the problem is that math does lookahead trickery and for that purpose the 
mathml list is converted into something internal; this also means that 
<buffer/> is simply ignored; think of it: what should expand and what not 
and when?

Hans
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