Re: <PAGE> proposal
Arjun Ray (aray@pipeline.com)
Fri, 22 Dec 1995 20:55:13 -0500 (EST)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 20:55:13 -0500 (EST)
From: Arjun Ray <aray@pipeline.com>
Subject: Re: <PAGE> proposal
To: "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@locke.ccil.org>
Cc: www-html@w3.org
In-Reply-To: <199512230155.UAA23452@locke.ccil.org>
Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9512222018.A19598-0100000@alpha>
On Fri, 22 Dec 1995, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> > what about scroll-backward behavior?
>
> It's not obvious to me that anything special needs be done in this case.
It's not obvious to me either, but when it comes to tag proposals, it
*is* an obvious question to ask:-)
It's easy to suggest tags that meet specific problems. It's much harder
to design tags with *generic* functionality. That usually means a well
defined *set* of semantics, and the more cases covered the better.
A tag simply to control scroll-forward behavior on visual displays is
misplaced in HTML. The functionality is better placed in stylesheets
which *do* have a direct say in presentation features.
Let's look at this way. If you can describe the functionality with
(a) an adjective: think in terms of an attribute.
(b) a noun: think in terms of a tag.
(c) a verb: think in terms of something else, like stylesheets.
Regards,
Arjun