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BTW, this just popped up on the W3 CSS list: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/boom best, -Rob Robert Koberg wrote: > Peter Hunsberger wrote: > >> On 11/29/05, Bullard, Claude L (Len) <len.bullard@i...> wrote: >> >>> Spy Vs Spy aside for the moment, and following the thought experiment >>> at Tim >>> Bray's blog: >>> >>> How much of a common word processing format subset is represented by >>> HTML? >>> How much isn't? How much could be added by namespaced behaviors? >>> >>> IOW, don't we have one of these? >> >> >> >> Interesting question. Early in my career I spent a lot of time with >> SGML. Given that the target in those days was document publishing I >> don't think there where many constructs missing that Word it it's kin >> would possess with the exception of behaviours. When HTML came along >> I was first surprised that so many of the SGML constructs had made it >> into the spec. but there where also times when I found things missing >> that I sort of wanted. >> >> How much is missing? I bet I have an IBM SGML reference card in my >> attic somewhere, building the feature checklist would be easy... >> However, the need for macros and behaviours would be all new (to >> standardised HTML), so although it might be a good starting point, I >> somehow doubt that it's the end point? I suspect you're still going >> to have some battles to win before any new standard emerges. > > > > Wouldn't: > > <object .../> > <link .../> > <script .../> > > handle anything not explicitly definied? > > I don't get the push for ODF. I don't get why XHTML isn't all you need > for a common document format. Transforming configuration and content to > XHTML makes much more sense to me. Keeping styling info in a separate > and app/site wide file makes much more sense to me. > > best, > -Rob > > >> >> <snip/> >> >> -- >> Peter Hunsberger >> >
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