RE: IE, Netscape, and MathML.

• From: Dave J Woolley <DJW@bts.co.uk>
• Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 11:46:05 +0100
• To: www-amaya@w3.org
• Message-ID: <81E4A2BC03CED111845100104B62AFB52842B1@stagecoach.bts.co.uk>

> From:	Paul Derbyshire [SMTP:pderbysh@usa.net]
> 
> latest versions of each (IE 5.0, Netscape 4.5). This is despite the fact
> that
> IE 5.0 supposedly supports VML, a vector graphics XML module. How does IE
> 5.0
> manage to support VML but not all of XML?
> 
	VML is an application of XML.  Supporting XML doesn't guarantee 
	that you can support the application semantics of every XML
	application - in fact most have not even been defined yet.

	A browser can support XML at a basic level by permitting the
	use of style sheets to render it, or it can support specific
	applications, such as MathML, if it has knowledge of the
	semantics built in.

	If you want a MathML browser, ask specifically for MathML, as
	support for XML is not a sufficient condition.

Received on Friday, 11 June 1999 06:46:40 UTC