- From: Michael Day <mikeday@yeslogic.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 08:22:28 +1100 (EST)
- To: Ernest Cline <ernestcline@mindspring.com>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
Hi Ernest, My preference for "a4" over "iso-a4" is exactly as I stated: the A4 paper size is known and widely used. If you specify ISO A4, many people will be confused and think you mean some variant non-standard size, as people don't know (and don't *need* to know) that A4 is an ISO standard. I know that the ISO B sizes and the JIS B sizes conflict. However, the A sizes don't, and they are in more common use. It makes sense to support shorthand keywords for the most commonly used ISO sizes. As to jumping the gun... you will find that we implemented page size keywords before they were added to the Paged Media draft, and then proposed them for inclusion back in April 2003 [1]. Discounting the view of every CSS implementor may give you satisfaction, but I doubt that it will lead to an improved CSS standard. [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2003Apr/0072.html Best regards, Michael -- YesLogic Prince prints XML! http://yeslogic.com
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