The IE Blog recently posted a guide to the W3C process of taking HTML5 to Last Call (LC). The writing included a call to those not currently involved in the W3C HTML Working Group (WG) to review the HTML5 specification and file bugs and LC comments. The HTML WG has good representation from the browser companies, […]
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The most important point to remember during the review is to make sure you’re reviewing the correct document. You’ll want to review the W3C version of the HTML5 specification. Though the WhatWG group maintains a document that is frequently referred to as HTML5, it isn’t comparable to the W3C version of the document, as it does differ from […]
If you’ve seen the HTML4 specification and are expecting something similar, you’re in for a surprise and not necessarily a pleasant one. The HTML5 document differs significantly. The HTML5 document not only includes the markup syntax you would expect but it also includes the Document Object Model (DOM) for the HTML elements, as well as […]
Still no updates on my issues at the W3C HTML WG, but the co-chairs did decide on the fate of longdesc, the focus of another issue: the HTML Working Group hereby adopts the Change Proposal to not include the longdesc attribute in the language. Of the three Change Proposals before us, this one has drawn the weaker […]
I did hear back from HTML5 co-chairs on my issues, and one of the decisions, on Issue 93, was just published. No surprises, the decision was to keep the element. I’ll update this post with the status of the other issues as the decisions are published. Issue 93: Change proposal Counter Proposal Straw poll results Decision