>My idea here is to provide very easy use of any variable like some other
>languages do (if condition of C language for instance).
>As you stated, some conversions I suggested cannot be bidirectional without
>loosing some information. But I think this kind of conversion could be
>useful in some cases anyway.
Sure. But MHEG is not a programming language. On the other hand, using
resident programs or interchanged programs to achieve such features is
very easy.
I think we should be clear on the fact that for MHEG-5 the design phase is over,
and that maintenance essentially means corrective maintenance.
Xavier Marie