[analog-help] Re: Entity 'nbsp' not defined

[Walter Ian Kaye]

I am using Safari, which actually adheres to Web standards. Therefore 
there must be some problem with the referenced DTD or something like 
that.

Of course XHTML is a BROKEN HACK since day 1 (I was around when it 
was "invented" by purportedly smart people trying to insert XML into 
HTML, which of course is impossible because the finite cannot hold 
the infinite, and then it morphed into XHTML). The lack of a 
definitive MIME type is one of the main sources of problems with it, 
and I could go on and on but there are already plentyy of Web pages 
out there which document the issues more eloquently than I could here 
anyway. Google for details.

The xhtml emperor is naked. I hereby request real HTML output.

thank you,
-Walter
watching the xhtml lemmings drop into the sea


At 08:30 a -0700 08/03/2007, Jeremy Wadsack didst inscribe upon an 
electronic papyrus:

>I think you are pretty close here Paul. The   is the 
>non-breaking space entity for HTML. For XHTML (which must be valid 
>XML) this is not a defined, named entity. The only named entities 
>for XML are &, > and &lt. For a non-breaking space you need 
>to use the Unicode character code:  .
>
>How does this relate to Analog? Version 6.0 produces reports in 
>XHTML, including the <?xml...> header tag. Analog is emitting the 
>&nbsp; named entity (apparently for column spacing). This is a bug, 
>but not one that seems to have affected most analog users.
>
>I don't believe that either analog or anlgform.pl includes any 
>strict XML parser (especially as so many users have had no trouble 
>with this) so I believe that it actually is your browser or 
>something between anlgform.pl and your browser that is enforcing the 
>XML restrictions.
>
>I would suggest testing your report with another browser (to see if 
>it's your browser) or testing the sample report 
>(http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sret1/stats/) with your browser 
>(to see if it's something in your network).
>
>--
>
>Jeremy Wadsack
>Seven Simple Machines
>
>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: analog-help-bounces at lists.meer.net [mailto:analog-help-
>>  bounces at lists.meer.net] On Behalf Of Paul Wade
>>  Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 7:49 AM
>>  To: analog-help at lists.meer.net
>>  Subject: [analog-help] Re: Entity 'nbsp' not defined
>>
>>  Hi,
>>
>>  I'm probably completely wrong, but this looks like an XML/XHTML issue to
>>  me.
>>
>>  '&nbsp;' (no quotes) is the (X)HTML equivalent of a non-breaking space,
>>  but
>>  the '&' (no quotes) ampersand character can also be used in Javascript or
>>  CSS
>>  declarations for example and this can cause problems with an XML browser.
>>
>>  Check all the XML headers at the top of your output, it could even be
>>  something as minor as a missing <,? or space. Also check the XML namespace
>>  is
>>  defined correctly and is accessible. Then look for extra spaces, missing
>>  quotes or semicolons further down your document.
>>
>>  Hoping this helps!
>>
>>  Paul
>
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