- From: Sean B. Palmer <sean@mysterylights.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:53:55 -0000
- To: <w3c-wai-er-ig@w3.org>
Dear Colleagues, I recently came up with the idea that the ERT Group could issue an XHTML Module [1] to take away some of the elements causing accessibility problems in XHTML 1.1 [2], and add some of our own to improve accessibility. For example, it would be possible to write this module to do the following tasks, amongst others:- 1. Take out some of the presentational elements of HTML (<b> etc.) 2. Add in some more semantic ones (<annotation>, <anchor>) 3. Add in RDF etc. [3] Plus anything else to do with markup changes that the WAI feel are necessary, or useful, to make to XHTML 1.1, in order to improve accessibility. I welcome suggestions on both this proposal, and what kind of things you would like to see in the module if you feel it's a good idea. A short FAQ: 1. What is Modularization (m12n)? See http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-modularization/introduction.html#s_intro_whatismo d 2. Why Modularize XHTML (In particular, why should the ERT group create an XHTML Module)? [[[ The modularization of XHTML refers to the task of specifying well-defined sets of XHTML elements that can be combined and extended by document authors, document type architects, other XML standards specifications, and application and product designers to make it economically feasible for content developers to deliver content on a greater number and diversity of platforms. ]]] - http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-modularization/introduction.html#s_intro References:- [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-modularization/dtd_module_rules.html#s_dtd_module _rules "Modularization of XHTML; Building DTD Modules" Robert Adams, Murray Altheim, Shane P. McCarron, et al. [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/ "XHTMLT 1.1 - Module-based XHTML" Murray Altheim, Shane P. McCarron [3] http://xhtml.waptechinfo.com/modules/rdf/rdf.mod "An RDF Dublin Core module for XHTML" Sean B. Palmer Kindest Regards, Sean B. Palmer http://xhtml.waptechinfo.com/swr/ http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/ http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/ "Perhaps, but let's not get bogged down in semantics." - Homer J. Simpson, BABF07.
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