- From: Jason White <jasonw@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 11:45:47 +1100 (AEDT)
- To: Chris Lilley <Chris.Lilley@sophia.inria.fr>
- cc: HC team <w3c-wai-hc@w3.org>
I interpreted the language of the specification differently. I understood the statement that user agents must be able to parse the MEDIA attribute in the manner described, coupled with the assertion that parameterized values may be defined in a future version of HTML, as imposing a requirement on user agents that conform to HTML 4.0 to follow the parsing rules set forth in the specification. This would include the truncation of each entry in the comma separated list of media types. It is clear from what Al and Chris has said that such an interpretation does not reflect the intention that underlies these provisions. I think that the language of the specification needs to be clarified so as to make it clear that a user agent which accepts parameterized media types will nevertheless continue to be compliant with HTML 4.0 and that extensions to existing types, as well as new types, may be defined by the W3C style languages, or by a separate specification dealing with media types. I hope these remarks serve to elucidate the nature of my concern and the interpretation that has given rise to it. The main point is to allow media types to be extended, and new types to be defined, without requiring the HTML specification itself to be changed in any way.
Received on Thursday, 30 October 1997 19:46:16 UTC