- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 19:26:14 +0100
- To: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Cc: www-svg@w3.org
On Tuesday, November 8, 2005, 6:57:45 PM, Ian wrote: IH> On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, Chris Lilley wrote: >> >> IH> * Each property should define its own computed value, in the style of the >> IH> "Computed Value:" line found in CSS specifications. >> >> We agree, have reviewed all the property definitions, and ensured that >> they all define their computed values. >> >> Please let us know shortly if this comment does not satisfy the comments >> you made above. IH> I would like to review what the actual computed value lines you used were, IH> in the context of the spec as it has been edited. It would satisfy my IH> comments if you publish another (LC)WD draft. Noted. >> IH> * The links are to an obsolete version of CSS2; CSS2 has sinced been >> IH> revised. CSS2 revision 1 has many old errors corrected. CSS2.1 is at the >> IH> same stage as CSS2.0 in the REC track -- namely, the stage after last call >> IH> (note that CSS2.0 never exit the then-equivalent of CR since it was >> IH> published before the formal CR process was established). >> >> We are unable to believe that a Working Draft is the same level of >> maturity as a W3C Recommendation. IH> CSS2 is a spec that never exit CR, Naturally, in the same way that you have not yet passed your flying saucer pilot exam. IH> and has hundreds of outstanding comments, including serious errata. Hence the last call comment asking for clarity about its fate. IH> Treating it as "mature" is probably not the best way of looking at IH> it. Making up your own maturity levels is probably not the best way either. IH> But if you want your spec to depend on that instead of the revision IH> of that spec that's had all the errors fixed, I guess that's your IH> choice... As you are aware, CSS 2.1 removes items that the XSL and SVG specifications depend on, on the grounds that the HTML+CSS implementations do not use them. This makes referring to CSS 2.1 problematic, and the applicability of CSS 2.1 unclear. -- Chris Lilley mailto:chris@w3.org Chair, W3C SVG Working Group W3C Graphics Activity Lead Co-Chair, W3C Hypertext CG
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