- From: Maurice <maurice@thymeonline.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:04:34 -0400
- To: HTML Working Group <public-html@w3.org>
On 4/26/07 10:47 PM, "Ian Hickson" <ian@hixie.ch> wrote: > Consider that microsoft.com, google.com, and cnn.com are all > non-conforming today. I don't think we could even consider a change that > made browsers change their renderings of those pages. Would we ever be able to find out why they chose to stick with non conforming code even though the current standards have been well supported for a couple years now? I'm sure at some point in our lifetime one of these sites may have a redesign (mtv.com just had one). What reasons would these sites authors give for continuing to use broken code 5 years from now in a redesign? I know other (inexperienced) authors who haven't made the move to standards say that many things that have been removed or made invalid or illegal make it harder for them to do simple, common things. The most common complaint I've heard is no longer being allowed by the spec to use target="_blank" to open a new window. Of course if I point out they should use Javascript, they point out that I previously pointed out that they should always consider the experience of users who have javascript turned off...and it all goes in circles... -- :: thyme online ltd :: po box cb13650 nassau the bahamas :: website: http://www.thymeonline.com/ :: tel: 242 327-1864 fax: 242 377 1038
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