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
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Sam Ruby’s take on the CNet HTML5 article: Balanced piece that neither sweeps under the rug nor sensationalizes the differences that we are working through. To me, this is the same as saying, “Nothing to see here folks. Just be sure to step over the dead body on your way out.” I still have not had […]
When last I posted, I was confident I would be finished with my change proposals for the HTML5 by now. Little did I suspect at how strong a reaction my proposals would have, or how emotional the discussions would become. Some of the responses were humorous, such as when I was called a “deletionist”, of […]
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Change proposal for HTML5 dt/dd
Just posted an email to the HTML5 working group with my Change Proposal for dt/dd. This is in response to the dt/dd elements being redefined to be used with figure and details, as well as the dl element. I have a couple of other bug reports to file based on this work, as well as other items. I […]
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HTML5 status and when not to tweet
I’m in the process of rolling out some change proposals and bug reports for HTML5. I had volunteered to help with reviewing MathML during Last Call, and submitting comments for the HTML WG. Unfortunately, the process did not go smoothly. In the meantime, this week was the W3C’s TPAC meeting, where all the boys and […]