- From: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:55:11 -0700
- To: Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com>
- Cc: Glenn Maynard <glenn@zewt.org>, public-texttracks@w3.org
On Apr 23, 2012, at 18:45 , Silvia Pfeiffer wrote: > OK, a more complete "spec" then: > > 1. > Name-value pairs of header metadata are given with a name-string > separated from the value by a colon. > No control characters or separators are allowed in the name-string. > No white space is allowed between the name and the colon. > White space immediately after the colon is not part of the value-string. > > 2. > If the value-string is a single "|" character followed by CRLF, the > value is multi-line, starting on the next line and ending with a line > that only contains a single dot. > The newline just before the dot-line is not part of the value. > Empty lines are not allowed, but there is an escape character "\" > which can be used at the beginning of lines and needs to be removed > when decoding the multi-line value. > "\" escapes empty lines and the lines that just contain a single dot. and lines that already start with a \ > > Does that summarize it? > > Cheers, > Silvia. David Singer Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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