Propose we replace the last paragraph in section 6.1 with the following:
'The MIME media type used to refer to a conforming XHTML-Print document
shall be "application/vnd.pwg-xhtml-print+xml". RFC 3236 provides a generic
naming mechanism for XHTML-based languages, i.e., "application/xhtml+xml";
however, it employs a profile parameter as a short-term solution to
distinguish between xhtml variants. While this will enable a limited form
of negotiation in some environments, it will be inaccessible in others. The
explicit advertisement for support of "application/vnd.pwg-xhtml-print+xml"
by the user-agent enables the client to concisely learn a great deal about
the user-agent's capabilities, including that all required XHTML elements
defined herein are supported, all required CSS constructs defined herein are
supported, and that jpeg image processing is supported. (Mechanisms used to
query user-agents as to their supported media types are outside the scope of
this specification.)
XHTML-Print user-agents should recognize a content-type of
"application/xhtml+xml" with a profile of
"http://www.xhtml-print.org/xhtml-print/xhtml-print10.dtd" as equivalent to
"application/vnd.pwg-xhtml-print+xml".'
Note the should rather than the must in the last paragraph.
Thoughts, tomatoes, etc?
(If you've yanked the reference to 3236 you had previously added, Don, it
would need to be unyanked. ;-)
Melinda
-----Original Message-----
From: GRANT,MELINDA (HP-Vancouver,ex1) [mailto:melinda_grant@hp.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 5:57 PM
To: xp@pwg.org
Subject: RE: XP> XHTML-Print media type
I'll take a first cut at it.
Melinda
-----Original Message-----
From: don@lexmark.com [mailto:don@lexmark.com]
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 7:46 AM
To: fujisawa.jun%canon.co.jp@interlock.lexmark.com
Cc: xp@pwg.org
Subject: Re: XP> XHTML-Print media type
Jun:
I've changed the reference to RFC3023. I wasn't aware of that RFC.
As to the explanation.... anyone want to contribute?
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Jun Fujisawa <fujisawa.jun%canon.co.jp@interlock.lexmark.com> on 03/09/2002
03:48:38 AM
To: "Don_Wright/Lex/Lexmark.LEXMARK"@sweeper.lex.lexmark.com
cc: PWG XHTML-Print <xp%pwg.org@interlock.lexmark.com> (bcc: Don
Wright/Lex/Lexmark)
Subject: Re: XP> XHTML-Print media type
Don,
At 9:57 AM -0500 02.3.8, don@lexmark.com wrote:
>The reference to RFC3236 was added as an INFORMATIONAL reference based on
>discussion at the LA meeting.
It seems to me more appropriate to have a reference to RFC3023
if we just want to give background information on the use of "+xml"
extension in XHTML-Print MIME type.
"RFC3023 - XML Media Types", M. Murata, S. St.Laurent, and D. Kohn.
It is available from http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3023.txt.
People might wonder why XHTML-Print does not follow RFC3236
if they see an explicit reference in the specification.
How about add a sentence explaining the rational behind the introduction
of our own MIME type in Section 6.1?
-- Jun Fujisawa <mailto:fujisawa.jun@canon.co.jp>
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