Re: Re: please reivew mobileOK Basic Tests 1.0

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:13:02 +0200, <mike@w3.org> wrote:

> Your comment on the document as a whole:
>> The tests require XHTML. What is the rationale for this? My research[1]
>>
>> shows that all tested mobile browsers support HTML, and also that many
>>
>> treat application/xhtml+xml as if it were text/html (i.e., they don't
>> use
>> XML parsers). Therefore, for compatibility with existing mobile
>> browsers,
>> the guideline for authors should be to use HTML, or if they use XHTML
>> to
>> follow appendix C of XHTML 1.0 (even when using application/xhtml+xml).
>
>
> Working Group Resolution:
> Most mobile browsers do not support everything HTML defines.

Most desktop browsers do not support everything HTML defines, either. I  
don't see why this would be relevant. My comment was about the MIME type  
and the syntax, not about which features are used.


> Our
> experience is that XHTML Basic delivered with application/xhtml+xml is
> more likely to result in a functional user experience than other
> combinations.

What is the difference in the user experience from XHTML Basic delivered  
as text/html?


> [...]

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Simon Pieters

Received on Wednesday, 3 October 2007 09:14:13 UTC