- From: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:22:31 -0400
- To: "Dr. Olaf Hoffmann" <Dr.O.Hoffmann@gmx.de>
- CC: www-svg@w3.org
Hi, Dr. Olaf- Thanks for your comment. Dr. Olaf Hoffmann wrote (on 9/22/08 1:51 PM): > > it is defined in 5.10.1: > > ** > datatype = "<string>" > > The 'datatype' attribute specifies a datatype for the plain text attribute > value of another attribute. > > Animatable: yes. > ** > > My questions about this: > - the value of which (an)other attribute? > - how can the author specify this (an)other attribute? > - if it is not intended, that the author specifies this, > who does it, when, where and how? As with 'typeof' and the rest of these metadata attributes, 'datatype' is not intended to affect rendering or execution of the element. It is left intentionally loose to allow other formats (RDFa, Microformats) to define what the relationship is, but I agree this could use some clarification about use. We will discuss how we can tighten this up with that other group, to be as clear as possible without being too restrictive. Regards- -Doug Schepers W3C Team Contact, SVG and WebApps WGs
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