On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:50:43 +0100, Joshua Bell <[email protected]>
wrote:
For both of the above: initially suggested use cases included parsing
data as esoteric as ID3 tags in MP3 files, where encoding unspecified
and is
guessed at by decoders, and includes non-Unicode encodings. It was
suggested that the encoding sniffing capabilities of browsers be
leveraged. (Cue a strong "nooooooo!" from Anne.)
If we can make it a deterministic, unchanging, and defined algorithm, I
think that would actually be acceptable. And ideally we do define that
algorithm at some point so new browsers can enter the existing market more
easily and existing browsers interpret existing content in the same way.
--
Anne van Kesteren
http://annevankesteren.nl/
