IE 5.5 and SMIL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tapio Markula" <tapio1@gamma.nic.fi>
To: <tmichel@w3.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 2:00 PM
Subject: IE 5.5 and SMIL


> Extremely BAD way proprietary solution. Using proprietary processing
> instructions it seems, that MS wants to evaluate MS IE as some kind or
> server application, when systems don't work in any othe browser:
>
> MS IE 5.5:
> <html xmlns:t ="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:time" >
>    <head>
>    <style>
>       .time { behavior: url(#default#time2) }
>    </style>
> <?IMPORT namespace="t" implementation="#default#time2">
>    </head>
> <body>
> ...
> <t:par>
> <img class="time" begin="0" dur="3" timeAction="display" src="Seattle.jpg"
> style="height=150; width=300" />
> <div class="time" begin="0" dur="3" timeAction="display">Seattle</div>
> </t:par>
>  </body>
>    </html>
>
> Recommended syntax - embedded SMIL:
> <html ...>
> ...
> <smil ... xmlns="...">
>    <img id="foo" .../>
>    <audio begin="foo.example:focusInEvent".../>
>     ...
> </smil>
> ...
> </html>
>
> or a module, which has additional attributes:
>
>
> or a module with its additional attributes:
>
> ...
> <span timeAction="visibility" begin="3s" dur="5s">
> Show this text for a short period.
> </span>
>
> By using a plugin, there is not problems. But is there any free well
working
> plugin for SMIL 2.0.
>
> Why W3C should advertise this kinds of systems, which purpose it just help
> MS to destroy the possibilities of other browsers to work!
>
> IF someone doesn't do anything, Internet is the private business of MS. Is
> THIS the purpose!
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Tapio Markula
> I like
>  __
> ¦__¦__ Cascading
> ¦__¦__¦__ Style
> ¦__¦__¦__¦   Sheets
>
> I have made something also with XML and XSL
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