Re: content-type preferences [Was: Re: <PRE tab-width=4> (Thumbs Down) ]

Terry Allen (terry@ora.com)
Fri, 27 Jan 95 14:32:25 EST

>> <a href="foo.c" content-type="text/tabbed; tab-width=4">foo.c</a>

This is a *great* idea in terms of HTML. I've been wondering about the http
side of this issue.

This is an absolutely wretched idea. Where would you stop? after
encoding ALL possible style sheet information in the LINK?
content-type="text/tabbed; tab-width=4
are properties of the target (the object). Don't encode them in HTML!

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