   From: Marc Salomon <marc@ckm.ucsf.edu> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996
16:35:32 -0700 Message-Id: <9608091635.ZM7630@gaia.ckm.ucsf.edu>
Gavin Nicol <gtn@ebt.com> wrote: |If they can parse HTML and
derive structure from attribute values, and |actually make use
of that structure, they can do the same for GI's.  But not if
those GI's don't yet exist.  There seems more intertia towards
standardizing on CLASSES than on a set of GI's.  |In fact, for
indexing purposes, you'd probably get better indexes built |(you
can search by containment and attribute values).  Yes, Yes, Yes,
Yes and YES.  I don't think GI's are a Bad Thing at all.
They're just not here now, since they're not here, they're not
standardized either, while the CLASS mechanism is on its way and
will blur the distinction between pres and struct.  Look, I
don't see using attributes to express structure as anything but
a bridge technology towards a "real" SGML future.  I want to
encourage/enforce the separation of structure from presentation
as much as is feas