- From: Jon Bosak <bosak@atlantic-83.Eng.Sun.COM>
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 10:26:25 -0400
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
- CC: bosak@atlantic-83.Eng.Sun.COM
To the members of the W3C SGML Working Group, welcome and thank you for your patience during construction of the mailing list. Our business will begin in earnest immediately following the Labor Day holiday in the U.S. (September 2). You will be provided at that time with an organized framework within which to conduct a discussion of an SGML application profile for Web use. In the meantime, you can start by familiarizing yourself with the W3C SGML ERB/WG charter [1] and the current statement of design principles [2]. You may also wish to review the current DSSSL Online Application Profile [3]. The SGML ERB/WG has three explicit deliverables: 1. The specification of an application profile defining a form of SGML designed for Internet transmission and processing by user agents. For purposes of discussion, the format thus defined has been given the temporary working name of Extensible Markup Language (XML). The ERB has set an ambitious goal of completing the initial draft for this specification by the SGML 96 conference (November 18-22). 2. The specification of basic hypertext link types for XML. These types have yet to be identified, but a basic goal is to go beyond the single link type in HTML to include the types that have been considered essential in hypertext systems for the last decade. It seems apparent that achieving this goal implies the implementation of the basic functionality of the HyTime clink and ilink architectural forms, but whether the mechanism used is architectural forms or extensions to DSSSL remains an open question to be dealt with after the initial XML specification draft has been completed. 3. The specification of extensions and public text needed to make DSSSL work in an Internet context. For example, a mechanism needs to be added to DSSSL to enable text to flow around objects. We will be taking these one at a time, beginning with #1. Be prepared for an extremely interesting discussion of this subject beginning next week. [1] http://www.textuality.com/sgml-erb/tr-1996-01.html [2] http://www.textuality.com/sgml-erb/dd-1996-0001.html [3] ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/sun-info/standards/dsssl/dssslo Jon --- Jon Bosak, Online Information Technology Architect Sun Microsystems, 2550 Garcia Ave., MPK17-101, Mountain View, CA 94043 Davenport Group::SGML Open::ANSI X3V1::ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8::W3C SGML ERB
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