From: François Yergeau (francois@yergeau.com)
Date: Fri Jun 24 2005 - 16:58:45 CDT
Asmus Freytag a écrit :
> HTML is a representation of rich text expressed in a plain text format.
I think this continues the confusion. I'd rather say that "HTML is a
representation of rich text expressed in a text format." (not a *plain*
text format).
It is not plain precisely because some of the text is designated (by the
HTML spec) to be interpreted as markup.
> When you view and edit HTML source, you are accessing it as plain text.
Correct. Your tool (plain text editor) doesn't know anything about HTML
and interprets all text as the the only thing it knows about: plain text.
> The point is that the HTML source is not the same as the HTML text,
> even though there are related (by the HTML protocol).
Another point is that the HTML source is also text (but not plain),
contrary to binary rich text formats.
> Syntax coloring and content driven styles are even more of a red-herring
> in this context.
If your editor colorizes HTML source, it's because it knows something
about it above the level of plain text, i.e. it considers it rich text
and enriches the presentation accordingly.
-- François
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