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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>This discussion has, as has already been pointed out, been held before. In fact, specification comments have been submitted, and Mantis issues raised. These cover almost all the points raised in this thread.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The latest Mantis issue is 1091 (available to Web3D members at <a href="http://www.web3d.org/member-only/mantis/view.php?id=1091">http://www.web3d.org/member-only/mantis/view.php?id=1091</a>). In summary, it acknowledges the strictness of X3D compared to the XML specification. It suggests that the XML standard be modified to relax the strict requirements of X3D to conform to the requirements of XML. No decision has yet been taken on whether to accept this change. Mantis issue 1091 is already linked to three other issues, relating to blank normalization in strings and handling of backslashes and quotation marks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Roy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> x3d-public [mailto:x3d-public-bounces@web3d.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andreas Plesch<br><b>Sent:</b> 26 April 2017 15:11<br><b>To:</b> Michalis Kamburelis <michalis.kambi@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> X3D Graphics public mailing list <x3d-public@web3d.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [x3d-public] MFString quoting [was: interesting sample]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Apr 25, 2017 11:16 PM, "Michalis Kamburelis" <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal>So<br><br> " ' MFString or SFString ? ' "<br><br>is either<br>- an incorrect MFString (you cannot use ' to delimit parts within MFString)<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Yes, you are right, that is incorrect. But that brings up SFStrings. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>When not used as part of an MFString, they still have the double quote requirement while XML allows both single or double quotes.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>So, I would suggest to allow single quotes as delimiters in MFStrings as well although I realize that places an additional burden on the x3d parser.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In the end, to me, allowing balanced pairs of single or double quotes interchangeably anywhere is the simplest rule. Backslash escaping for printing is required in any case.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal>- a correct SFString that happens to start and end with an apostrophe.<br><br>Regards,<br>Michalis<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>