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> Hi,
>
> I was reading the specification of HTML version 3.0, and it occurred to me
> that it might be a good idea to make the MTF syntax of Mastermind be
> similar to HTML.
>
> I haven't thought this carefuly, but there might be many advantages if we
> can make our syntax be similar or somehow compatible. For example, if the
> syntax for the presentation model uses the same attributes as HTML, then
> people will find it easier to create Mastermind models. In addition, it
> might make Mastermind presentation models be an extension of HTML, which
> enables intriguing possibilities for the future. I don't know exactly how
> the task models would fit in, but I think it is worth exploring.
>
> HTML 3.0 supports tables, math, fancy backgrounds, tabs, and sophisticated
> page layout features. It also has a notion of style sheets, which I think
> is similar to Word 6 and FrameMaker paragraph and character styles.
>
> I think that HTML will become a standard that goes beyond hypertext, and we
> will be well positioned for the future if we start riding this wave now.
>
> I urge everyone in the group to read the HTML 3.0 draft,
> http://www.hpl.hp.co.uk/people/dsr/html/Contents.html.
>
> Also, has anyone played with the experimental HTML 3.0 software called
> arena? It is available for Unix machines from
> http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/Arena/
>
> Let's talk about this next week.
>
>