- From: Philipp Hoschka <ph@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 11:52:39 +0200
- To: www-tv@w3.org
This should interest the members of this Interest Group: http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-modularization/ Quote: ==== Over the last couple of years, many specialized markets have begun looking to HTML as a content language. There is a great movement toward using HTML across increasingly diverse computing platforms. Currently there is activity to move HTML onto mobile devices (handheld computers, portable phones, etc.), television devices (digital televisions, tv-based web browsers, etc.), and appliances (fixed function devices). Each of these devices has different requirements and constraints. Modularizing XHTML provides a means for product designers to specify which elements are supported by a device using standard building blocks and standard methods for specifying which building blocks are used. These modules serve as "points of conformance" for the content community. The content community can now target the installed base that supports a certain collection of modules, rather than worry about the installed base that supports this permutation of XHTML elements or that permutation of XHTML elements. The use of standards is critical for modularized XHTML to be successful on a large scale. It is not economically feasible for content developers to tailor content to each and every permutation of XHTML elements. By specifying a standard, either software processes can autonomously tailor content to a device, or the device can automatically load the software required to process a module. ====
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