- From: Lofton Henderson <lofton@rockynet.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 14:28:31 -0600
- To: Dimitris Dimitriadis <dimitris@ontologicon.com>, Karl Dubost <karl@w3.org>
- Cc: "'www-qa-wg@w3.org'" <www-qa-wg@w3.org>
At 05:32 PM 8/17/2005 +0300, Dimitris Dimitriadis wrote: >Karl, David, > >'Extends' would be a better term. However, the graphic should also >indicate that the various levels build on particular previous parts of >the specifications, normally 'Core'. For example, DOM level 2 has >functionalities that are not further specified in DOM level 3. I wonder if we should avoid the word "extends", because of its other baggage in the SpecGL context? Maybe simply "adds to" or "augments" or some such phrase or word. -Lofton. >On Aug 16, 2005, at 11:25 PM, Karl Dubost wrote: > >> >>Hi David, >> >> >>Le 05-08-16 à 15:50, david_marston@us.ibm.com a écrit : >>>Two items: >>>1. I am skeptical about the word "completes" regarding the DOM >>>levels, unless the DOM WG used that word themselves. >> >>We should ask Philippe Le Hégaret or Dimitris :) I would say yes, but >>I'm ready to change if needed. >> >>>2. Does XHTML have a "core" or mandatory piece? The drawing implies >>>that no single module is needed by all implementations. >> >>The drawing implies that *every* modules is needed by all >>implementations. :) But that could be specified in the text around the >>graphics to make it really clear. >> >>It's not defined like that. XHTML 1.1 is a full set of technology with >>no optional modules. Using XHTML Modularization it is possible to >>define new modules >> >>[[[ >>3.1. XHTML Host Language Document Type Conformance >>… >>The DTD which defines the document type must include, at a minimum, >>the Structure, Hypertext, Text, and List modules defined in this >>specification. >>… >>]]] - >>http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xhtml-modularization-20010410/ >>conformance.html#s_conform_document_type >> >>Plus in XHTML 1.1 >> >>[[[ >>The XHTML 1.1 document type is made up of the following XHTML modules. >>The elements, attributes, and minimal content models associated with >>these modules are defined in "Modularization of XHTML" [XHTMLMOD]). >>The elements are listed here for information purposes, but the >>definitions in "Modularization of XHTML" should be considered >>definitive. In the on-line version of this document, the module names >>in the list below link into the definitions of the modules within the >>current version of "Modularization of XHTML". >> >>(…here the list of modules…) >> >> >>]]] - http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/doctype.html#s_doctype >> >> >>-- >>Karl Dubost - http://www.w3.org/People/karl/ >>W3C Conformance Manager >>*** Be Strict To Be Cool *** >> >> >> > >
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