Re: XS: needed features?

Subject: Re: XS: needed features?
From: Paul Prescod <papresco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 08:12:39 -0400
Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
> 
> On a first read of Jon's XS draft, two things jump out at me: the
> `score' flow object class and the `sideline' flow object class. Both
> of these strike me as being used principally in print media. Does
> `scoring' make sense in your Web browser? Do `change bars' make sense?
> Are they not a mild complication which doesnt buy very much?
> 
> Perhaps people can suggest meaningful uses of these FOs?

A change bar online means that the document has changed since some
earlier version or time. It is potentially much more powerful because
they could be automatically generated based on the difference between
time-stamps of elements in the document and the date the browser last
remembers looking at the document.

 Paul Prescod

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