A simple change can have profound consequences. What triggered this epiphany was my attempt to return the summary attribute to the HTML table element. I thought all we would need to do to add summary back is remove the deprecated label from the attribute in the HTML table custom attribute list. But wait a second, when you […]
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Web and tech standards
The space around HTML 5 just got more active, though whether what will follow will be an improvement in conditions is hard to say. Because of a series of discussions in the W3C 2 cents emails list, a process is underway to provide a procedure whereby people can now act as their own editors of their […]
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Survivor: W3C
If the W3C were a TV show, it would be Survivor, without a doubt. With the announcement of the less than graceful retirement of XHTML 2.0, the charitable would say that W3C is consolidating resources. The less charitable would say that in a face-to-face with the WhatWG and the browsers, the W3C blinked; or was […]
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On XHTML2 and HTML5
I don’t have time at the moment to write anything in-depth on the recent decision of the W3C to let the charter for the XHTML2 working group expire. Instead, I’m going to list several interesting and/or relevant writings others have done, as both bookmarking for a future story, and for your edification. The W3C FAQ on […]
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XHTML2 is dead
I have mixed feelings on this news. On the one hand, I think it’s a good idea to focus on one X/HTML path. On the other, I’ve been a part of the HTML WG for a little while now, and I don’t feel entirely happy, or comfortable with many of the decisions for X/HTML5, or […]