- From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:32:40 +0200
- To: Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au>
- CC: public-html <public-html@w3.org>
Lachlan Hunt wrote: > ... > Julian Reschke wrote: >> A cowpath is a sign that many people want to achieve something. But >> just paving it may be the wrong solution. > > That comment doesn't make sense. The first sentence correctly describes > the concept of a cowpath, but the second sentence seems to miss the > point. Paving the cowpathts is just about addressing existing use cases > and practices using whatever the best solution is, not necessarily the > existing solution. > ... Well, I think it does. What I wanted to say is that it may be better not to pave the cowpath, but to pave something nearby (solving the same problem, but not necessarily exactly the same way) -- for instance because paving it as-is may be in conflict with other design principles (accessibility, I18N, security...). Hope this clarifies it... Best regards, Julian
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