Re: Non-correcting library for parsing/modifying broken HTML/PHP files?

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From	Markus Fischer <markus@fischer.name>
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Hi Robert,

On 05.04.2011 14:59, Robert Klemme wrote:
> What about one initial rework to get proper (X)HTML, submit it to your
> version control and then create those modifications that you need to
> do?  That approach has served me quite well for example when enforcing
> a particular source code formatting.

I considered this approach too, unfortunately it turns out it breaks the 
history too much, i.e. blaming of content. I mean, nothing gets "broken" 
but when you blame/annotate, and we do this, you get irrelevant noise in 
it, which I really try to avoid.

thanks,
- Markus

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Non-correcting library for parsing/modifying broken HTML/PHP files? Markus Fischer <markus@fischer.name> - 2011-04-05 03:56 -0500
  Re: Non-correcting library for parsing/modifying broken HTML/PHP files? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-04-05 07:59 -0500
    Re: Non-correcting library for parsing/modifying broken HTML/PHP files? Markus Fischer <markus@fischer.name> - 2011-04-05 08:27 -0500

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