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 \label{Authoring_XML_Intro}  \label{Authoring_XML_Intro}
   
 It is assumed that the reader is already familiar with the basic terminology  LON-CAPA uses a syntax similar to XML and HTML.
 of XML. If not, it is recommended that you read http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml\_syntax.asp  Here are some basic style guides if you do not know the syntax:
 to acquire a basic understanding of how to read and write XML.   %NOTE: the _ cannot be copy-pasted from the PDF, it would require using \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
   \begin{description}
   \item[XML] \texttt{http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml\_syntax.asp}
   \item[HTML] \texttt{http://www.w3schools.com/html/html5\_syntax.asp}
   \end{description}
   
 LON-CAPA uses a very simple subset of XML and there is a lot you do  Compared to the XML syntax, the LON-CAPA language does not require a prolog at the beginning, and does not require encoding special characters within script elements.
   
   Compared to the HTML syntax, the LON-CAPA language does not require a DOCTYPE, but requires closing all elements. Problem documents do not use the html and body tags. Aside from that, most HTML elements can be used in LON-CAPA documents.
   
   LON-CAPA uses a very simple subset of the XML syntax and there is a lot you do
 \emph{not} need to know, including but not limited to: CDATA, DTDs,  \emph{not} need to know, including but not limited to: CDATA, DTDs,
 namespaces, and stylesheets. If you search for XML resources on the  namespaces, and stylesheets. If you search for XML resources on the
 Internet yourself, you do not need to read about those things to learn  Internet yourself, you do not need to read about those things to learn
 how LON-CAPA uses XML for problems.  how LON-CAPA uses XML/HTML for problems.
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