- From: Bert Bos <bert@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:45:36 -0700
- To: Christian Roth <roth@visualclick.de>
- CC: www-style@w3.org
Christian Roth wrote: > Suggestion of sectioning: > - 4.1 CSS Core grammar: consists essentially of current 4.1.1 with > references to CSS 2.1 removed. > - 4.2 Grammar of CSS 2.1: consists of 4.2.1 with restrictions to the > core > grammar now in 4.1.1, and continues with 4.1.2, ... relabelled to > 4.2.2, ... > > Of course, it would even be better to separate general constructs' > descriptions which will not change (e.g. "Statement", "At-rule", ...) > into the core grammar description, and then add restrictions for CSS > 2.1 > in the CSS 2.1 grammar's section. It makes it much easier for > implementors to decide on factorings and identifying features to be > put > into the parser core and which should go into configurable CSS profile > support. The CSS WG discussed this, but decided not to change CSS 2.1. (The WG will consider it for CSS3.) It is not strictly necessary and it would be a major operation, requiring another review, for which it is too late in the process. Bert -- Bert Bos ( W 3 C ) http://www.w3.org/ http://www.w3.org/people/bos W3C/ERCIM bert@w3.org 2004 Rt des Lucioles / BP 93 +33 (0)4 92 38 76 92 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
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