> In CSS1, which is HTML-specific, '.' is a shorthand for "a class
> called". CSS2 will introduce a way of declaring what attribute '.'
> refers to:
>
> @archform CLASS
This may not be all that useful for a general-purpose SGML formatter.
Very few DTDs other than HTML have an attribute with the same
semantics as CLASS.
> Yes, and is very much in line with CSS thinking. A few questions
> remain:
>
> - should one also allow the more verbose versions (CLASS=foo,
> ID=x67y) in CSS1?
Yes, unless it's only intended to be used with HTML.
--Joe English