Re: Recognising a browser with MathML/SVG etc capabilities

Hello Paul,

In our previous episode, Paul Gartside said:
> Is there a `right' way for a web server to detect that a browser can
> properly display SVG or MathML?

Are you planning to do content negotiation on the server side, sending either
MathML or graphics in response?

This can be done with the Accept HTTP header. The CC/PP work should
be more complete, but it is still under progress (and not supported in 
Amaya).
 
> Does Amaya provide this information?

Not now. It just sends an Accept header that says "I accept everything."
I'm not sure right now if we should include the MIME types for MathML and
SVG. The value of these  types are still under discussion.

> Something better than checking the user agent (is it Amaya? is it
> Mozilla/5.0? is it...?).

I'm afraid the best solution for the moment comes to that.

-jose

Received on Wednesday, 29 November 2000 09:31:51 UTC