Got email from Dare Obasanjo about System.Xml and DTDs. I had asked him via email:
Even though I can go with XHTML 1.0 I would really like to know if the problem I am having with XHTML 1.1 is user error on my part or a problem with .Net.to which he replied:
My investigation reveals a little of both- The "'x' character in name" exception is a bug in our implementation which should be fixed in our next release of the System.Xml parser
- A working version of XmlValidatingReader with validation on would fail to load the file because there are no child elements of the <xhtml:body> element which makes it invalid according to the DTD.
Thanks Dare!
At home I just got the new laptop up and running with the new wireless access point. Was able to sit on the couch and surf the internet. It definitely has that 'this changes everything' feel to it.