On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 07:27:03PM +0000, Peter Waher wrote: > Hello > > It would be very practical if the data URI scheme was supported by the Data > Forms Media element (XEP-0221), especially for small items, such as small > images embedded in text. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_URI_scheme#Format > Any thoughts? Today, all content has to go through bits of binary (XEP-0231).
With Bits of Binary, the recipient can cache the file, if they don’t support it they can choose to not retrieve it, and there is no information loss compared to a data: URI. As for the sender, they could even put the data element in the same stanza than the cid, but it removes the recipient advantages, making it strictly equivalent to the data: URI. The only reason for data: I can see is when you have a very tiny file, of just a few bytes, you could want to reduce the overhead. But I don’t think those few bytes saved (and lost for people who already have that image cached or can’t display images) are worth it. -- Emmanuel Gil Peyrot XMPP: <linkma...@linkmauve.fr> OpenPGP: 24B1D609
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