Re: Proposed addition to "applicability" definition

Ian,
I am not sure I like the word operating system since it seems a little
broad in scope.  I think I would rather see workding like:

device driver or system resources limitations

People should be able to over come most operating system limitations, but
system services would be much more difficult.

Jon



At 01:47 PM 1/15/00 -0500, Ian Jacobs wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I propose adding the following clause to the  definition
>of applicability:
>
>A checkpoint applies to a user agent unless:
>
> [other cases]
>
>  - It cannot be satisfied due to hardware or operating 
>    system limitations.
>
>This would cover the case, for example, of changes to font family
>on a device where there is only one font family available. It
>would also, I believe, cover the case of operating
>system conventions when no conventions exist on that system.
>
> - Ian
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Received on Tuesday, 18 January 2000 10:40:35 UTC