- From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:28:38 +0100
- To: Karl Dubost <karld@opera.com>
- CC: httpbis Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
On 10.03.2011 14:47, Karl Dubost wrote: > Hi, > > The prose on "section 6.1" about "Accept" [1] is confusing. There is an example to explain that the "Media ranges can be overridden by more specific media ranges or specific media types." The example is: > > If more than one media range applies to a given > type, the most specific reference has precedence. > For example, > > Accept: text/*, text/html, text/html;level=1, */* > > The parameter "level" is being introduced without saying that it is a private parameter (aka not defined anywhere). It is confusing. The reader is suddenly looking for the definition of this parameter. I would add in the prose something along. > > If more than one media range applies to a given > type, the most specific reference has precedence. > For example, with a private parameter "level", > > Accept: text/*, text/html, text/html;level=1, */* > > > [1]: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-p3-payload-12#section-6.1 Agreed. Entered as <http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/httpbis/trac/ticket/281>. An alternative would be to use an example media type, instead of text/html... BR, Julian
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