- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 18:47:36 +0200
- To: Stewart Brodie <stewart.brodie@antplc.com>
- Cc: public-webapi@w3.org
On Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 11:49:17 AM, Stewart wrote: SB> Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org> wrote: >> On Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 12:11:38 AM, Innovimax wrote: >> IS> I agree that it seems strange to have an "XML"HttpRequest that >> IS> does not support XML at all !! >> I agree that an XHR with no XML support does not make sense. Which >> means XML must be supported. On the other hand, that does not mean >> that XML is the only content that can be transported with it. SB> I do not agree that it does not make sense - this is a generic mechanism for SB> accessing URIs. Requiring simple textual data to be transmitted and SB> received as XML would be a huge burden on embedded clients, for example. You seem to have misread my post. I said "XML must be supported". I also said "that does not mean that XML is the only content that can be transported with it." If you have simple textual data, then send it as text/plain. SB> I don't see why HTTP is mandatory either, to be honest, although I accept SB> that that's what most scripts will use it for. -- Chris Lilley mailto:chris@w3.org Interaction Domain Leader Co-Chair, W3C SVG Working Group W3C Graphics Activity Lead Co-Chair, W3C Hypertext CG
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