Quoting Spartanicus <spartanicus.3@ntlworld.ie>:
> HTML embedded with the object element as defined in HTML 4 should render
> in a separate viewport. Only full HTML documents should be embedded this
> way. What the OP is asking for is including code *fragments* in way that
> currently Server Side Inclusion provides for. These code fragments would
> become an integral part of the original document. (please ignore me if
> the <object> element has been redefined in the XHTML2 proposals to allow
> code fragment inclusion)

This is what XInclude is for. (Not really backwards compatible and not
implemented, but you could use it.)


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