The child elements of the background element are defined to be in the VML namespace. VML is "a legacy format… included for backwards compatibility reasons". WordProcessingML should be dependent on a deprecated legacy format.

Proposed change Remove this reference to VML. The child elements of the background element should be defined in DrawingML.

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Proposed Disposition of DIS 29500 Comment GB-0174 (Modified: 2008-01-03) Agreed; deprecated markup should not be required in Part 4, §2.3.3.19 and §2.3.3.21 (or at any other location within WordprocessingML). At each location where VML is required, VML will be deprecated and replaced with an alternative in the DrawingML format. This is addressed in detail within the disposition of the following comments: CA-0076, CL-0025, CL-0206, CO-0076, CO-0223, CZ-0004, CZ-0011, DE-0018, DE-0020, DE-0021, DE-0115, DE-0116, DK-0058, DK-0095, DK-0150, DK-0155, FI-0008, GB-0177, GB-0190, GB-0476, GB-0477, GR-0087, IE-0009, JP-0030, KE-0047, KE-0064, MX-0006, US-0092, US-0152, UY-0002, VE-0013, and ZA-0016. Similar Comments: CA-0016 , CL-0140 , CO-0085 , CO-0086 , DE-0019 , DE-0022 , DE-0109 , DK-0006 , DK-0007 , DK-0008 , DK- 0009 , DK-0022 , FR-0049 , GB-0178 , GR-0069 , IN-0049 , KE-0048 , KE-0053 , MY-0001 , US-0119 , US-0124 , VE-0014