Re: is it possible to handle an XML/HTML elements attribute via the URI?

 
>> I apologise if I've mis-understood how a fragment works, i thought it
>> was used to instruct the browser, how to behave (i.e. where to start
>> displaying the visible page from).
> 
> That *is* how a fragment works.

My 2c:

Discussing the fragment's semantics without taking the representation's
media type into account isn't really helpful (cf also my write-up at [1]).

Cheers,
      Michael

[1] http://www.w3.org/2008/WebVideo/Fragments/wiki/Semantics

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> From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:38:34 +0100
> To: Matthew Millar <mattmill30@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <uri@w3.org>
> Subject: Re: is it possible to handle an XML/HTML elements attribute via the
> URI?
> Resent-From: <uri@w3.org>
> Resent-Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:39:13 +0000
> 
> On 31.10.2010 02:29, Matthew Millar wrote:
>> Hi Julian,
>> 
>> Thanks for the tip, I've had a look at the target-pseudo, and it seems a
>> really useful feature.
>> 
>> Its not quite what i was getting at, as the second example of an
>> embedded video, is perhaps a better example of the usefulness of my idea.
>> 
>> I apologise if I've mis-understood how a fragment works, i thought it
>> was used to instruct the browser, how to behave (i.e. where to start
>> displaying the visible page from).
> 
> That *is* how a fragment works.
> 
>> I thought this idea, may have been an extension of the fragment feature,
>> as it would be instructing the browser how to behave, but would be
>> useful, for third-parties who want to harmlessly manipulate a page for
>> their own benefit. e.g. changing the quality of video playback.
>> 
>> If the URI isn't the correct place for handling element manipulation
>> (and won't be considered in future developments), could somebody explain
>> in lame-mans terms, why?
> 
> You're trying to overload URIs with something they haven't been designed
> for.
> 
> Also: you say "manipulate", "third-party", and "harmless" in one
> sentence :-). You'd need to design this in a way so no harm can be done.
> That sounds very hard, considering that you want to essentially rewrite
> the page.
> 
>> Or better yet, could they recommend where i should look/ask for a
>> feature that will allow users to easily, and safely manipulate a
>> web-page to behave in a user tailored manner to the original developers
>> generic design - XSLT perhaps? I'll have to read up about it (Thanks Claus).
>> 
>> Thanks,
> 
> When you say "user" you apparently mean "programmer" or "web author".
> The average user doesn't understand URIs or HTML.
> 
> If you want to change the behavior of sites with modifying the sites,
> bookmarklets and browser extensions seem to be what you should be
> looking at.
> 
> Best regards, Julian
> 
>

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