ISSUE-424: More formal grammar? ⓒ

More formal grammar? ⓒ

State:
CLOSED
Product:
webvtt1
Raised by:
Addison Phillips
Opened on:
2015-02-26
Description:
bugzilla: https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=28258


http://www.w3.org/TR/webvtt1/#webvtt-file-structure

The document structure is described as a sequence of prose. Wouldn't it be better to describe it as a grammar using an established syntax such as ABNF, EBNF, or railroad diagrams?
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Related notes:

Waiting for Addison.

Richard Ishida, 23 Jul 2015, 11:14:25

Waiting on the railroad diagrams :-). No objection to closing.

Addison Phillips, 23 Nov 2015, 18:36:13

https://github.com/w3c/i18n-activity/issues/6

Richard Ishida, 16 Mar 2016, 19:44:47

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