- From: Jason White <jasonw@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 15:32:30 +1000 (AEST)
- To: WAI HC Working Group <w3c-wai-hc@w3.org>
In the minutes of the recent HTML WG audio call, there was said to be a need to "partition the name space" of media types. As I understand it, the intention is to reserve a media type called "other" (or an equivalent name), and then to limit HTML user agents to the list of base types which has thereby been established. I do not understand the rationale behind this proposal, and nor is it necessary. User agents should simply ignore any base type that (1) is not one of the predefined base types in the HTML specification; and (2) has not been defined by the style language which is currently in effect. A minimally conforming HTML user agent would ignore any media type that is not exactly one of the predefined types mentioned in the specification. If any parameters are added to the base type which the user agent can not interpret, then the resource to which the media type relates (E.G. a style sheet) should not be accessed.
Received on Friday, 24 October 1997 01:32:53 UTC