- From: Pawson, David <DPawson@rnib.org.uk>
- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 09:56:59 +0100
- To: WAI Working Group <w3c-wai-wg@w3.org>
Jason wrote: Thus, we need to make a decision, prior to having worked out the details of Braille CSS, and taking into account other style systems such as DSSSL, whether we need the line length and page depth parameters as part of the media type. They _should_ not be part of the media definition. If I want printed braille output today, on my work embosser which is huge, and smaller tomorrow on my home embosser all I should have to change is the style sheet in use. Output appearance is a factor for the style sheet entry, whether this be for DSSSL, CSS or any other output transform. Braille is no different from print in this respect, it is a presentation option which should be 'settable' by the reader not the carrier. Set styles in the style sheet - media definition is one aspect. Style sheets are not dependent on the dimensions of the braille output, a one liner in the style sheet indicates user preference - for whatever media he or she has / prefers. Similarly for large print I could set my output media dimensions to A3 paper, my font to 24 point and get what I, the end user, want - from a standard deliverable focussed on content.
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