XP Mail Archive: RE: XP> New XHTML-Print Version

RE: XP> New XHTML-Print Version

From: don@lexmark.com
Date: Wed May 29 2002 - 09:11:23 EDT

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    Melinda:

    The concept of splitting the CSS part and the XHTML part into two separate
    documents is growing on me but I'm not yet convinced.

    I really don't like the idea of pulling the MIME spec, etc. out into yet a third
    document. This spec is small enough that we could simply make it an ANNEX to
    the XHTML document. I believe the conformance for the XTHML and CSS should be
    contained within each document in the same style as the W3C uses.

    The MIME spec should only deal with the MIME type itself and any parameters
    (optional or mandatory) that can be appended to the MIME type. If we do a
    separate MIME document, it should be of the same style and content as similar
    scoped IETF document like RFC3236. If we take all the IETF boilerplate out, the
    MIME definition of XHTML+XML contained in RFC3236 is about 2 pages. Clearly
    appropriate for an ANNEX to the main XHTML document.

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     Don Wright don@lexmark.com

     Member, IEEE SA Standards Board
     Member, IEEE-ISTO Board of Directors
     f.wright@ieee.org / f.wright@computer.org

     Director, Alliances & Standards
     Lexmark International
     740 New Circle Rd
     Lexington, Ky 40550
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    "GRANT,MELINDA (HP-Vancouver,ex1)" <melinda_grant%hp.com@interlock.lexmark.com>
    on 05/28/2002 12:20:55 PM

    To: xp%pwg.org@interlock.lexmark.com
    cc: (bcc: Don Wright/Lex/Lexmark)
    Subject: RE: XP> New XHTML-Print Version

    I've been thinking some about the document organization question, and I'd
    like to float a proposal:

    We replace the current specification document with a family of three
    documents:

         1. An XHTML-Print specification. This would not include the CSS
    requirements or tutorials that are in the current spec. A rough first pass
    example is attached.
         2. A CSS-Print specification, ala CSS-Mobile recommendation and
    CSS-TV draft proposal. I believe the W3C CSS group has indicated their
    interest in helping to develop this spec.
         3. A specification describing the
    application/vnd.pwg-xhtml-print+xml MIME media type. This would tie all the
    requirements together, pointing to the XHTML-Print and CSS-Print specs,
    adding the JPEG requirement, multiplexed discussion, tutorials, etc.

    Motivations:

         1. Since we're using W3C-based standards, align our approach with
    that taken by the W3. This will make it easier for people familiar with w3
    standards to quickly assimilate the mapping to printing.
         2. It will also facilitate conversations and interactions with
    members of the w3.
         3. The current name, XHTML-Print, isn't really accurate since it
    includes much more than just XHTML.

    Thoughts?

    Melinda

    -----Original Message-----
    From: don@lexmark.com [mailto:don@lexmark.com]
    Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 1:19 PM
    To: xp@pwg.org
    Subject: XP> New XHTML-Print Version

    Since we have a long term goal of moving the XHTML-Print work to the W3C, I
    have
    converted the Word document to HTML in the style of the W3C.

    Please review:

    http://www.pwg.org/xhtml-print/HTML-Version/XHTML-Print.html

    and let me know what you think. I have not started the work of considering
    how
    to split the document into an XHTML part and a CSS part yet because I think
    we
    need to discuss if that is the right move to make. That discussion should,
    of
    course, be on this list.

    Please identify any errors in the HTML version (getting all the cross
    references
    to the Bibliography was a challenge!!) as soon as possible. Use at least
    Netscape 6.1 or IE 5.5 to see the correct styling.

    Thanks!

    **********************************************
     Don Wright don@lexmark.com

     Member, IEEE SA Standards Board
     Member, IEEE-ISTO Board of Directors
     f.wright@ieee.org / f.wright@computer.org

     Director, Alliances & Standards
     Lexmark International
     740 New Circle Rd
     Lexington, Ky 40550
     859-825-4808 (phone) 603-963-8352 (fax)
    **********************************************





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