XP Mail Archive: Re: XP> Open issues for XHTML-Print and CSS

Re: XP> Open issues for XHTML-Print and CSS Print Profile and "LastCall" for issues.

From: Jun Fujisawa (fujisawa.jun@canon.co.jp)
Date: Fri Jan 10 2003 - 09:28:31 EST

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    Don,

    At 3:22 PM -0500 03.1.6, don@lexmark.com wrote:
    >4. XHTML-Print conforming printer should support all attributes.
    >(http://www.pwg.org/hypermail/xp/0086.html)
    >
    ><FDW> Fujisawa-san's quote leaves out the extremely important context:
    >
    >"However, not all the attributes are applicable to a rendering of an
    >XHTML-Print document in a printed media, especially those that are integral
    >to a dynamic display of the document in a browser and the submission of a
    >form. Furthermore, special attention is given to simple printers and some
    >attributes are deemed too complex for a such a printer to render."
    >
    >Given the context, the document is simply stating that "things" that don't
    >make sense for printing have to be recognized but their behavior may be
    >null.
    >
    ></FDW>

    I agree with your understanding. I think we can say XHTML Host Language
    conformant as long as XHTML-Print require the printer to accept
    (i.e. does not issue an error) all the attributes defined in the included
    XHTML modules.

    --
    Jun Fujisawa
    <mailto:fujisawa.jun@canon.co.jp>
    



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