Re: Title of the spec may cause heartache

Can someone explain to me what the different actually is because this is
the first time I've heard that they are two separate things, so am I right
in thinking the picture element is what Yoav has just written a browser
implementation for (congratulations all involved btw) and the specification
includes the extensions added to image and source, as well as the new
picture element?

http://picture.responsiveimages.org/

Can I ask what your concern is here? Is it that people don't know there are
also additions to image and source? (to be honest I didn't know that) I
guess the majority of communication has centred around the creation of a
new element.

If we're splitting hairs can I also point out the HTML title of that page
is 'The picture element' not 'The picture specification'

thanks
m

On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Bruce Lawson <brucel@opera.com> wrote:

> I tend to refer to "picture and friends" or, generically, "responsive
> images"
>
> bruce
>
> On 22 September 2014 18:45, Jason Grigsby <jason@cloudfour.com> wrote:
> > I've been finding it difficult to talk about the picture specification
> and
> > not have people assume that I'm talking about the picture element. In
> > reading what others have written as well, I see similar confusion. It is
> > easy to slip from talking about picture in one context to another and not
> > write clearly about which one you're talking about.
> >
> > I think this will be a challenge for us as we move to educating people
> > because people will strongly associate the picture specification with the
> > picture element, but for the most common use case, resolution switching,
> the
> > picture element isn't the best solution.
> >
> > Two questions for this group:
> >
> > Have you encountered similar concerns or challenges when describing the
> > differences between the picture specification and the picture element?
> >
> > Do you have any alternative way of describing the picture specification
> that
> > side steps this issue?
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> > Jason
> >
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