Re: br semantics

On Thursday, July 27, 2006, 5:07:02 PM, Glenn wrote:


GAA> Chris,

GAA> Thanks for your comment. The TT WG has reviewed this comment has agreed
GAA> upon the following response:

GAA> It (<br/>) is intended to have the same effect as the ASCII control
GAA> codes CR
GAA> followed by NL on a teletype device. Therefore, two br elements will
GAA> indeed produce a different effect than a single br element on a
GAA> compliant presentation processor. Additional language that clarifies
GAA> this intention will be added.

Thank you. This response is satisfactory to me.

GAA> Regards,
GAA> Glenn

GAA> -----Original Message-----
GAA> From: public-tt-request@w3.org [mailto:public-tt-request@w3.org] On
GAA> Behalf Of Chris Lilley
GAA> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 12:11 AM
GAA> To: public-tt@w3.org
GAA> Subject: br semantics


GAA> Hello public-tt,

GAA> http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-ttaf1-dfxp-20060427/
GAA> Section 7.1.7 br states:

GAA>   The br element denotes an explicit line break.

GAA>   When presented on a visual medium, the presence of a br element must
GAA>   be interpreted as a force line break

GAA> Is that a break as in a carriage return (move to start of line), a line
GAA> feed (move down one line) or both? In particular, does a sequence of two
GAA> or more br elements produce a different visual effect to a single br?





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 Chris Lilley                    mailto:chris@w3.org
 Interaction Domain Leader
 Co-Chair, W3C SVG Working Group
 W3C Graphics Activity Lead
 Co-Chair, W3C Hypertext CG

Received on Friday, 25 August 2006 07:55:52 UTC