Re: deprecated elements in MathML Test Suite

Hi Andreas,

> But it does purport to *test* conformance (if not define it), so that 
> errors should only be raised in the appropriate section (namely, error 
> handling).
> 
> Besides, if the MathML processor you're testing is in fact an 
> off-the-shelf Mozilla browser, which (correctly) refuses to process the 
> simple formula "a<b", then I question the appropriateness of leaving the 
> tests as they are.
> 
> >Besides, one could try to run the test suite on a MathML 1.x processor
> >where those tests should not return an error.
> >
> In which case it should be labeled as a MathML 1.x test suite, not "the" 
> MathML one.  As long as it is prominently linked from the main MathML 
> page as *the* MathML test suite, its positive examples should not use 
> any features deprecated at the current Recommendation version level at 
> all, since it should serve as an example to other users of MathML.

I don't disagree, but the realities of the situation are merely that
there is too much to do.  I'll get to it, but probably not for a
while.  That's the best I can do.  Sorry.

--Robert

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Received on Friday, 25 July 2003 11:27:11 UTC