Re: SVG 1.1/1.2/2.0 and the Infoset

On Tuesday, May 21, 2002, 7:47:38 PM, AndrewWatt2001 wrote:

Aac> With the increasing focus on the infoset in many XML-based W3C specifications 
Aac> is it possible to comment now on the likely effects, if any, of the infoset 
Aac> on SVG 1.1/1.2/2.0? I noticed the term infoset is not used in the 1.1/1.2/2.0 
Aac> Requirments WD.

Correct, although it is used by implication from the fact that SVG is written in XML.

Aac> Will the SVG user / scripter simply see the DOM (presumably Level 3 in due 
Aac> course)

They will, indeed, se the DOM. Infoset is not an API. DOM 3 events are
certainly high on the list for inclusion.

Aac>  or will a knowledge of the infoset ... and even the PSVI ... be
Aac> required?

I consider it unlikely that we would have a dependency on the PSVI.


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 Chris                            mailto:chris@w3.org

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