Re: No IMG in FIG

It would be really nice if the content model on FID were changed to allow
IMG's inside... the justification being that one could provide three
levels of complexity with a single block of HTML, i.e. for a clickable
image map situation:

<FIG SRC="Centres.gif" HEIGHT=200 WIDTH=200 -- Image containing icons for
                                               several "InfoCentres"
                                               against a theme-park bg.
                                            -->
  <P -- Alternate stuff for non-FIG browsers -->
    From here, you can visit the
    <A HREF="SpaceCentre.html" SHAPE="rect 20,20,80,80" -- Hotzone in FIG,
                                                           also a normal
                                                           link -->
      <IMG SRC="SpaceCentre.gif" -- Image for browsers that support IMG
                                    but not FIG --
           ALT="SpaceCentre      -- Alternate text for non-FIG, non-IMG
                                    browsers -->
    </A>, the <A HREF="SeaCentre" SHAPE="rect 120,20,180,80">
    <IMG SRC="SeaCentre.gif" ALT="SeaCentre"></A>, the
       :
       :
     (etc... by the way, will HTML ever support the &vellip; and &hellip;
      ellipses?)
  </P>
</FIG>

Anyhow, browsers could so one of three things:

(1) Full FIG Support

  __________________________________
 | .............     .............  |
 | :           :     :           :  |
 | :SpaceCentre:     : SeaCentre :  |
 | :  Hotzone  :     :  Hotzone  :  |
 | :...........:     :...........:  |
 |                                  |
...
 |____________________ Centres.gif _|

(2) No FIGs, but IMG support.

                              _________________      _______________
 From here, you can visit the |SpaceCentre.gif|, the |SeaCentre.gif|, the
                              |_ Image Link __|      |_ Image Link |

(3) Support for neither IMG nor FIG (i.e., CERN Line-mode)

 From here, you can visit the SpaceCentre[1], the SeaCentre[2], the
 (Where [1] and [2] are links)

Any comments?

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Received on Friday, 14 July 1995 13:43:22 UTC