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Is there a detailed description on the .qgs file structure somewhere? I checked here: http://mrcc.com/qgis.dtd ("The requested URL /qgis.dtd was not found on this server.") and here- https://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk/qgis/qgis.dtd (wasnt very detailed).

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Very good question, and surprised we can't find a writeup on the XML that makes up the .qgs file. It's fairly straightforward to figure out some sections and parse the file but full documentation should be somewhere! – Simbamangu Sep 11 '12 at 7:37
This good question got me a "tumbleweed" badge :D – Marty Sep 12 '12 at 8:29
Didn't even know such a thing existed! Not as bad as the 'unsung hero' badge but ouch ... can't believe no one has piped up with an answer yet. – Simbamangu Sep 12 '12 at 12:40
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Here is the current file version: github.com/qgis/Quantum-GIS/blob/master/qgis.dtd – markusN Sep 13 '12 at 7:05
@markusN That is pretty much the same file as the one in svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk/qgis/qgis.dtd – R.K. Sep 16 '12 at 14:16

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It would seem there isn't. According to bug report #4408:

It's not possible to validate a QGIS project or style file against the called *.dtd (http://mrcc.com/qgis.dtd). Two reasons: the URL doesn't exist and using a *.dtd from SVN always returns a "non valid". Having the possibility to validate could decrease erroneous project files. As such it's a feature wish, but as long as QGIS mentions a *.dtd not working, it's a bug.

It was filed eleven months ago and last updated eight days ago. The target version for fixing the bug's version 2.0.0, too. If there is any detailed documentation then they'd have fixed it earlier, I think.

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