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XP> Suggested rationale for the presentation module

From: BIGELOW,JIM (HP-Boise,ex1) (jim.bigelow@hp.com)
Date: Mon Jan 06 2003 - 19:35:37 EST

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    Hello,

    Fujisawa-san suggests in http://www.pwg.org/hypermail/xp/0087.html that we
    either drop support for the presentation module or add an explanation for
    why both it and the CSS constructs in the CSS Print Profile are needed. The
    following is an proposal for an addition to the rationale for the inclusion
    of the presentation module in XHTML-Print. This explanation would follow the
    current text in Section 1.3.3 Presentation
    (http://www.pwg.org/xhtml-print/HTML-Version/XHTML-Print.html#s1.3).

    "The Presentation module, section 5.4.1 of [XHTMLMOD] is supported since it
    contains elements that are both structural and presentational and provides
    the only method for specifying rules (the hr element). This modules provides
    the convenient structural mark up commands for superscripts and subscripts,
    replicating the usual rendering of superscripts and subscripts using the
    class attribute of the span element and CSS style sheets is not as
    convenient or clear as supporting the sub and sup elements. Additionally,
    this module provides common presentational markup commands such as bold,
    italic, big text, small text, and teletype. Supporting this module allows a
    printer to render these common elements in a manner that appropriate for its
    capabilities using CSS properties."

    Please review this statement and post comments and suggests to the XP list.

    Jim Bigelow,
    Editor: XHTML-Print & CSS Print Profile
    IEEE, Printer Working Group
    http://www.pwg.org/xhtml-print
    Hewlett-Packard
    208-396-2068
    jim.bigelow@hp.com



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