How to avoid use of the term 'character'?

This is a last call comment from Jim Melton (jim.melton@acm.org) on
the Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0
(http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-charmod-20020430/).

Semi-structured version of the comment:

Submitted by: Jim Melton (jim.melton@acm.org)
Submitted on behalf of (maybe empty): W3C XML Query Working Group
Comment type: editorial
Chapter/section the comment applies to: 3.1.7 Summary
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Comment title: How to avoid use of the term 'character'?
Comment:
Section 3.1.7, "Summary", contains a paragraph that reads: "[S] When specifications use the term 'character' it MUST be clear which of the possible meanings they intend. [S] Specifications SHOULD avoid the use of the term 'character' if a more specific term is available."

This paragraph would be considerably more useful if it either contained a list of the possible meanings or contained a pointer to another location in the document that provides such a list.





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  <title>How to avoid use of the term 'character'?</title>
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      <dated-link date="2002-05-31"
        >How to avoid use of the term 'character'?</dated-link>
      <para>Section 3.1.7, "Summary", contains a paragraph that reads: "[S] When specifications use the term 'character' it MUST be clear which of the possible meanings they intend. [S] Specifications SHOULD avoid the use of the term 'character' if a more specific term is available."

This paragraph would be considerably more useful if it either contained a list of the possible meanings or contained a pointer to another location in the document that provides such a list.


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Received on Friday, 31 May 2002 05:31:38 UTC