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Just curious how does XML prevent you from implementing a subset?

XML is an integral part of SVG.

Don't even know what implementing a subset without using XML would actually mean.

An XML being a strong contender for the title of worst file format ever devised by mankind, I'm not sure how 'implementing a subset' would fix that.

Well yes, it’s true you’d have to implement basic XML parsing to implement a subset of SVG. At the same time, despite how unpopular XML may be it’s among the easiest textual languages for which to write a parser. This isn’t hyperbole. It’s so trivial I didn’t even consider that that’s what you actually meant.

Careful now. SVG uses a lot of XML features that goes beyond "basic XML parsing".

To define a subset of SVG doesn't imply that simplifying the XML part is going to be easy.

> Careful now. SVG uses a lot of XML features that goes beyond "basic XML parsing".

Could you name the feature to which you are referring specifically?

> XML part is going to be easy.

What part of parsing XML is hard? My premise is that all XML parsing is easy.

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