"May contain: Empty element"

"John P. McCaskey" <[email protected]> Wed, 3 May 2017 11:19:01 -0400
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While I=E2=80=99m at it . . . I=E2=80=99m guessing this has long ago been=
 settled, but=20
I=E2=80=99ll ask anyway.

When the spec for an element says =E2=80=9CMay contain: Empty element=E2=80=
=9C that does=20
not actually mean the spec=E2=80=99d element can contain any other elemen=
t as=20
long as the contained one is empty, right? It actually means =E2=80=9CMay=
=20
contain: No other element,=E2=80=9C right?

Should that be changed?

John



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    <p><font size=3D"-1">While I=E2=80=99m at it . . . I=E2=80=99m guessi=
ng this has long
        ago been settled, but I=E2=80=99ll ask anyway. <br>
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    <p><font size=3D"-1">When the spec for an element says =E2=80=9CMay c=
ontain: Empty
        element=E2=80=9C that does not actually mean the spec=E2=80=99d e=
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        contain any other element as long as the contained one is empty,
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    <p><font size=3D"-1">Should that be changed?<br>
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    <p><font size=3D"-1">John<br>
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