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Re: [XBL] Loading and Running Scripts

From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 01:53:38 +0000 (UTC)
To: Cameron McCormack <cam@mcc.id.au>
Cc: public-appformats@w3.org
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0701090149070.22379@dhalsim.dreamhost.com>
On Thu, 7 Dec 2006, Cameron McCormack wrote:
> 
> 8.2 Loading and Running Scripts
> 
>   If the content is specified as being in a file, and that file’s
>   Content-Type (or equivalent for non-HTTP protocols), if any, is of the
>   type specified on the xbl element, then the contents of that file must
>   be used directly, as specified by the relevant language specification.
>   Otherwise, the script must be ignored.
> 
> By file, is a local file on the UA’s machine meant, or just any 
> resource fetched from a URL?  If the latter, I think the word “file” 
> shouldn’t be used as it is confusing.  This also applies to section 
> 8.3.

Fixed, though I'm not sure I really agree that the word "file" is 
confusing. You may have spent too much time reading W3C specs if you think 
the word "resource" is less confusing. :-)

Let me know if the new text is ok.

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