- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@staff.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 15:03:51 -0600
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Responses to chuck are marked by JRG At 12:35 PM 2/6/98 -0800, Charles (Chuck) Oppermann wrote: >While this is good, it's also a danger. Because HTML/CSS doesn't allow for >everything that advanced document tools need, a lot of "meta" data is thrown >in. In the form of meta-blocks and custom tags that can only be read by the >applications themselves. JRG: I think that Chuck makes a good point is that many compainies will use the customization capabilities (loop holes) in the standards to try force people to their companies products. This will probably only get worse as XML gains popularity. > >It's good that it'll advance HTML/CSS eventually. JRG: If the semantic information is separated from the presentation information it will probably be good. My main point of the message was that HTML/CSS could be used for more things than just WWW publishing. This would increase its popularity, but as chuck points out may not improve universal access. Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 1207 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: 217-244-5870 Fax: 217-333-0248 E-mail: jongund@uiuc.edu WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund http://www.als.uiuc.edu/InfoTechAccess
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