- From: Stan Devitt <jsdevitt@stratumtek.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 20:50:49 -0400
- To: www-math@w3.org
Andreas, We owe you a response on the issue of specifying more than one type. > Is it possible to use both a "function" and a "real" type value > simultaneously to denote a real function? The answer is yes. There is nothing preventing you from specifying a type as type="real function", or for that matter type="function(real)". The attribute value is only restricted to be a string. This also touches on a point raised by Clare So regarding the trade-offs between an open list of types versus a close list http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-math/2003May/0027.html Concensus on the committe seems to be that the presence of a type, especially if an application does not recognize it allows the applicatioon to react appropriately and that the need for such extensions out weighs the need for a fixed list. As you are well aware, the whole issue of types is much more complicated, and we need to build on the work that is being done in this area. A note is being prepared that addresses the issue of how to associate general types with MathML objects. Once the spec revisions settle down we will get back to that. Once again, an awknowledgement of this response will help us to track closure of the issues. Stan Devitt Math Working Group
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