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Re: UI chrome behavior in language spec?

From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:08:14 -0700
Cc: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>, "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
Message-id: <E7BF9B1A-07A4-449C-BD60-11E4FB242E7E@apple.com>
To: Larry Masinter <masinter@adobe.com> 

On Aug 23, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Larry Masinter wrote:

>
> (arguments left out --)
>
> Is it possible to satisfy both? To have a "HTML" spec which leaves
> "UI outside the content area" unspecified, and another spec,
> which has a more limited scope, "COMMON BROWSER UI SPEC"
> which *does* specify UI outside the content area?

It would be possible on a technical level. But I don't think browser  
vendors would be interested in making or following such a spec. And it  
doesn't seem required for interoperability. The area where open  
standards are strong and effective is in protocols, formats and APIs.  
Not so much in UI design.

Regards,
Maciej
Received on Monday, 24 August 2009 00:08:56 UTC

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