Re: [Bug 14689] xml-stylesheet with type=text/xsl needs to be handled explicitly

Personally, I would accept a non-normative paragraph/note
that indicates that support for xml-stylesheet with XSLT
is understood as being important and is planned to be
properly specified in 5.1 (or some such).

Thoughts?

paul

On 2012-10-11 11:11, bugzilla@jessica.w3.org wrote:
>
> *Comment # 29 
> <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=14689#c29> on bug 
> 14689 <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=14689> from 
> Robin Berjon <mailto:robin@w3.org> *
> (In reply tocomment #28  <show_bug.cgi?id=14689#c28>)
> > The stylesheet PI is widely supported and has been in use for a long time.
> > It is an important part of the browser API. Some test cases[1] for the XML
> > stylesheet PI with type='text/xsl' have been attached to the bug report[2].
> > (...)
> > The XML Core WG feels strongly that some mention of support for the XML
> > stylesheet PI with type='text/xsl' or type='application/xslt+xml' needs to
> > be included in the initial HTML5 Recommendation.
>
> Norm,
>
> no one is contesting that there are people using xml-stylesheet with XSLT or
> that it is important to users who rely on it. The heart of the matter is that
> it is simply not feasible to define how it works at the requisite level of
> concision within the very small time frame we have before entering CR. We are
> fixing bugs, not taking new features.
>
> Please note that as soon as 5.0 hits CR, we will be issuing a FPWD or 5.1 — I
> must therefore emphasise that it is not as if all specification work was about
> to stop until 2015.
>
> I would be happy to work with the XML Core WG to properly specify this feature
> as part of 5.1.
>
> In the meantime, you seem to indicate that you might be satisfied with "some
> mention of support". Can you clarify what that would involve? Do you have some
> suggested text? Would a non-normative paragraph work for you?
>
> If not then I'm afraid that the next step will have to be escalation.
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