Re: Revamp HTML5 doctype sniffing?

On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:14:42 +0200, Daniel Schattenkirchner <schattenkirchner.daniel@gmx.de> wrote:

> Mozilla won't change before HTML 5 changes,

Why not? If you convince Mozilla to change then the spec will most likely change with it.


> and WebKit probably won't  
> change before Mozilla changes,

Why not?


> so it really depends on what the WG  
> decides on.

In order to change the spec you basically have to convince Mozilla or WebKit first anyway. That or research Web pages using <!doctype html public> or <!doctype html system> to find whether they work better with quirks mode or standards mode.


> Currently there's a 50:50 chance for either decision.
>
> Obviously I'd prefer the decision to make this doctype trigger no-quirks  
> mode.

-- 
Simon Pieters
Opera Software

Received on Wednesday, 15 April 2009 17:32:05 UTC