- From: Shelby Moore <shelby@coolpage.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 22:13:45 -0600
- To: Ray Whitmer <rayw@netscape.com>
- Cc: www-dom@w3.org
Ray, Regarding your assertion that the W3C DOM is pure markup and contains no presentation state, I think there are many examples in existing W3C DOM standards where this is violated. For example, look at the HTMLSelectElement: http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/PR-DOM-Level-2-HTML-20021108/html.html#ID-94282980 The selectedIndex, value, options, blur, and focus function both as read properties of the current presentation state as well as the markup. I think that resoundly blows a hole in the abstract idea that the DOM can't have presentation interfaces. Thus is a precedent for 1:1 correlation between markup and presentation. I think it is logically consistent that the DOM can represent both the markup state and thru extended interfaces also return the current transformed state. Again I do not think specialized interfaces for modifying the transformed state are to be encouraged. Where ever possible it is logically very important that one try to use markup to set state. -Shelby Moore
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