- From: Chris Chiasson <chris@chiasson.name>
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:53:34 -0600
- To: paul@activemath.org
- Cc: "Robert Miner" <robertm@dessci.com>, www-math@w3.org
It also sends * which means anything is accepted. It should send * with a lower q value. The ordering is irrelevant, AFAIK. On 11/22/06, Paul Libbrecht <paul@activemath.org> wrote: > I am not sure that IE can actually send equal preferences for HTML and > XHTML mime-types... the Accept header provides an ordered list of > preferred mime-types. To my taste, q-values are just a fine-grain > ordering which has to be compatible with the types order. > > hope that helps. > > paul > > Chris Chiasson wrote: > > The reason why I bother sending qs=.99 at all is so that regular IE > > does not get sent /index.xhtml over /index.html if content negotiation > > is taking place for a URL like /index (because IE has an accept header > > that says it accepts any MIME type with the same level of > > preference/quality it has for regular HTML). > > > > On 11/21/06, Robert Miner <robertm@dessci.com> wrote: > >> Hi Chris, > >> > >> I looked at your pages using a handy diagnostic tool called Charles > >> (http://www.xk72.com/charles) that lets one examine the http header > >> traffic. I discovered that the literal MIME type string being sent by > >> your server is > >> > >> application/xhtml+xml; qs=.99 > >> > >> Unfortunately, the way IE works is that we have to make a registry entry > >> that *exactly matches* the incoming MIME type in order for MathPlayer to > >> fire up. While we register for application/xhtml+xml, the quality > >> parameter at the end spoils the match. > >> > >> If I manually add a reg key on my machine at > >> > >> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PROTOCOLS\Filter\application/xhtml+xml; qs=.99 > >> > >> and fill in the subkeys analogously to the entry we make for plain > >> application/xhtml+xml, MathPlayer fires for me, and the page displays > >> fine. Obviously this isn't a solution, merely a debugging technique. > >> > >> As an aside, the second formula renders with a couple of annoying > >> question marks in it, since at least on my system, MathPlayer thinks it > >> can't find a character for the ⁠& entity. That doesn't seem > >> reasonable to me, but I'll have to look into it. > >> > >> Sorry I don't have a more constructive suggestion, other than to strip > >> off the qs parameter. > >> > >> --Robert > >> > >> Robert Miner > >> Director, New Product Development > >> > >> Design Science, Inc. > >> 140 Pine Avenue, 4th Floor > >> Long Beach, California 90802 > >> USA > >> Tel: (651) 223-2883 > >> Fax: (651) 292-0014 > >> robertm@dessci.com > >> www.dessci.com > >> ~ Makers of MathType, MathFlow, MathPlayer, WebEQ, Equation Editor, > >> TexAide ~ > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: www-math-request@w3.org > >> > [mailto:www-math-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Chris Chiasson > >> > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 7:33 PM > >> > To: www-math@w3.org > >> > Subject: need help with Math Player compatibility (via > >> > specifying the DTD on an XHTML page) > >> > > >> > > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > I decided to see if I could make my XHTML (+MathML) pages compatible > >> > with IE 7 & MathPlayer 2.0b. > >> > > >> > I followed the directions here (or tried to) > >> > > >> > http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/author/creatingpages.htm > >> > > >> > , creating test documents here > >> > > >> > xhtml > >> > > >> > http://test.chris.chiasson.name/Engineering_Optimization/index.xhtml > >> > > >> > Why is it not working? > >> > > >> > P.S. If you can't see that document (and I certainly can't with IE > >> > because it just writes out a bunch of errors), here are some backup > >> > documents (in need of work...): > >> > > >> > html > >> > > >> > http://test.chris.chiasson.name/Engineering_Optimization/index.html > >> > > >> > pdf > >> > > >> > http://test.chris.chiasson.name/Engineering_Optimization/Engin > >> > eering_Optimization.pdf > >> > > >> > P.P.S. If there is a better list, forum, or group for this question, > >> > please do not hesitate to tell me where to go :=] > >> > > >> > -- > >> > http://chris.chiasson.name/ > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > -- http://chris.chiasson.name/
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