RE: Linking to alternate resources

> (and CSS media queries is a
> Candidate Rec, not a Rec)

And implementations not exactly thick on the ground.

I'm not sure how this helps? I am looking for a way for a content provider to say "This representation is intended for mobile". Media queries doesn't do that, does it. Some think like:

<meta name="media" content="handheld" />

would fit the bill. 

Jo

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Francois Daoust [mailto:fd@w3.org]
> Sent: 06 May 2008 16:54
> To: Jo Rabin; public-bpwg-ct
> Subject: Linking to alternate resources
> 
> Not directly connected to the "confusing" part of the linking mechanism,
> but re-reading today's minutes:
> 
> > Link element in HTML requests
> >[...]
> >    jo: exactly, it's a useful mechanism to link to more appropriate
> >    versions but how can you identify what user-agents THIS version is
> >    suitable for?
> 
> The mechanism being exactly the same as the one used to link to a CSS
> style sheet, user-agent cannot be used for linking to alternate
> representations, but CSS media queries should still be part of the
> equation with the possibility to define something like:
> 	media="handheld and (max-device-width: 200px)"
> 
> I don't think anyone uses links to alternate representations with that
> level of details for the time being though (and CSS media queries is a
> Candidate Rec, not a Rec)
> 
> François.

Received on Tuesday, 6 May 2008 16:07:11 UTC