HyTime compatibility (was Re: HTML spec)

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From: Dave_Raggett <dsr@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
Message-id: <9306210855.AA12632@manuel.hpl.hp.com>
Subject:  HyTime compatibility (was  Re: HTML spec)
To: mleventh@us.oracle.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 93 9:55:47 BST
Cc: www-talk@nxoc01.cern.ch
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Michael,

> I believe the growing pains of HTML can only be
> resolved by evolving to the SGML architectural
> form concept, as exemplified by HyTime.  That is
> not to say that WWW architectural forms should
> *be* HyTime, but *a* set of architectural forms
> will provide a baseline for WWW browsers.  It
> will be impossible to arrive at a monolithic 
> answer for all problems from whitespace to
> tables.

I am exploring what it means to make HTML+ HyTime compatible. Elliot
Kimber (IBM) is helping me in this regard. It definitely looks an
important issue for the long term viability of HTML.

Dave Raggett