Re: [docbook-apps] EPUB3: missing some meta data

[davep <davep@dpawson.co.uk>]

On 09/27/2011 07:38 AM, Michael Wiedmann wrote:
> davep wrote:
> > On 09/26/2011 08:05 PM, Keith Fahlgren wrote:
> > <http://idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-publications.html#confreq-rs-backward-epub2>
> >
> >     It should process EPUB version 2 Publications as defined in[OPF2]
> >     <http://idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-publications.html#refOPF2>,[OPS2]
> >     <http://idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-publications.html#refOPS2>and[OCF2]
> >     <http://idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-publications.html#refOCF2>.
> >
> > Very clear! Thanks Keith.
> But what does "should process" really mean for a EPUB3 reading system:
>
> - does it have to visualize e.g. Dublin Core (EPUB2) metadata?
> - is it sufficient to only "process" a subset of EPUB2 metadata?

Suggest 'process' as in rev 2 definition?
http://idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-publications.html#sec-metadata-elem

I.e. it is required, though how it is used is player dependent?
epub seems to be following Daisy, in *not* saying anything about
what action a player must/should execute.


regards

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