Re: Non-goal for HTML: Picture-perfect rendering

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:26:19 +0200, Karl Dubost <karl@w3.org> wrote:

> As I said in the past, even if done by this WG, I have the feeling that  
> it would speed up the process to make it a small individual  
> specification.
> As an example, Web API has been quite quick for XMLHttpRequest Object.
>
> # The XMLHttpRequest Object
>
> * first draft at W3C
>    W3C Working Draft 05 April 2006
> * Last Call
>    W3C Working Draft 27 February 2007

The XHR spec is also a "specify what is currently in use" spec, similar to  
what a canvas spec would be. The 10 months to reach first LC contrasts  
quite a bit with the earlier message about a canvas standard:

> And last but not least, do you think all of that could be done in 6  
> months.
>* first WD in 4 weeks
> * Then CR in 8 weeks.

The required process might theoretically be possible in the time  
suggested. However, I have suspect the interest will be high enough to  
generate a legion of issues, discussion, change requests, etc etc. As  
such, I believe the XHR time is more realistic, ticking in at close to a  
year just for first LC to finish.

-- 
Magnus Kristiansen
"Don't worry; the Universe IS out to get you."

Received on Wednesday, 18 April 2007 11:07:15 UTC