- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:44:34 +0000 (UTC)
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Jim Ley wrote: >>>> >>>> HTML4+ECMAScript is "backwards compatible" with Lynx. >>> >>> Sure it is >> >> So GMail works in Lynx? > > I don't understand the relevance You said HTML4+ECMAScript was backwards-compatible with Lynx. GMail uses HTML4+ECMAScript. Logically therefore, you must think that GMail works with Lynx. Either that, or I am not understanding what you mean by "backwards compatible". > You could of course create gmail so it degrades to work in lynx yes. Ok. Which parts of WF2 could you not use in such a way that it degrades well in Lynx? >> It would be helpful if you could send specific comments on the areas >> that still do not gracefully degrade, along, ideally, with an example >> of how they could be made to degrade in a way that you would consider >> acceptable. > > I've done that, lots of time (for example the fieldset suggestion for > select-editable) there's no point just adding more comments until > you've addressed the others. I addressed the select-editable fieldset case (I am still examining it to see what a good solution would be -- none of the proposed solutions now are ideal). I've also addressed every other case you brought up. If I missed any, please bring them back up. As far as I am aware, I have addressed all your concerns on this matter up to and including those you raised in this e-mail (the one that I am replying to now). >> The use case for the datetime control is any system that needs to have >> an exact time, e.g. a calendar application, > > Could you point me at such an application existing on the web at the > moment? On the Web, no, not off-hand, but I have one on our Intranet right here. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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