RE: Requirement for keeping the code valid after content transformation

Thanks, this is very useful feedback, did you intend it specifically as
a comment on the Transformation Guidelines?

Thanks again
Jo



> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-bpwg-comments-request@w3.org
[mailto:public-bpwg-comments-
> request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Martin Kliehm
> Sent: 16 April 2008 15:48
> To: public-bpwg-comments@w3.org
> Subject: Requirement for keeping the code valid after content
> transformation
> 
> 
> We used to deliver websites as valid XHTML with the xhtml+xml mime
type.
> However, some mobile carriers replace images with low quality images.
If
> you click on an image there's the option to load the original image.
> That functionality is added with JavaScript. Now the JavaScript is
> appended after the original code, i.e. after </html>, without CDATA
> wraps. Of course that's a horrible thing and turns the page invalid.
As
> Firefox interprets pages with that mime type as XML, a yellow error
page
> appears instead of the intended (and valid) page. As a result
> regrettably we had to switch back to text/html.
> 
> I can understand that providers like to "optimize" the mobile
> experience. While users don't get informed or asked about the inferior
> image quality, they might even benefit from faster loading times. But
> I'd prefer if they kept their fingers from my valid code. Or if they
> really need to rewrite or append code, they should be required at
least
> to keep it valid according to the DTD / XML Schema of the document.
> 
> I hope this common scenario helps to further shape requirements for
> negotiation between content owner/server, proxy, and user/browser, as
> well as introducing a minimum for quality assurance and keeping the
code
> clean.
> 
> Cheers,
>    Martin

Received on Wednesday, 16 April 2008 15:16:29 UTC