Index: sources/org/apache/batik/css/parser/Scanner.java
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--- sources/org/apache/batik/css/parser/Scanner.java	(revision 812594)
+++ sources/org/apache/batik/css/parser/Scanner.java	(working copy)
@@ -380,21 +380,6 @@
                 throw new ParseException("character",
                                          reader.getLine(),
                                          reader.getColumn());
-            case '-':
-                nextChar();
-                if (current != '-') {
-                    type = LexicalUnits.MINUS;
-                    return;
-                }
-                nextChar();
-                if (current == '>') {
-                    nextChar();
-                    type = LexicalUnits.CDC;
-                    return;
-                }
-                throw new ParseException("character",
-                                         reader.getLine(),
-                                         reader.getColumn());
             case '|':
                 nextChar();
                 if (current == '=') {
@@ -750,6 +735,28 @@
                 }
                 type = LexicalUnits.IDENTIFIER;
                 return;
+            case '-':
+                nextChar();
+                if (current != '-') {
+                    switch (current) {
+                    case '0': case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4':
+                    case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
+                        type = LexicalUnits.MINUS;
+                        return;
+                    default:
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    nextChar();
+                    if (current == '>') {
+                        nextChar();
+                        type = LexicalUnits.CDC;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    throw new ParseException("character",
+                                             reader.getLine(),
+                                             reader.getColumn());
+                }
+            //$FALL-THROUGH$
             default:
                 if (ScannerUtilities.isCSSIdentifierStartCharacter
                     ((char)current)) {