simple shorthand syntax proposal

I write tags by hand and often find myself typing:

  <p.abstract>

or something similar. That is, I use the selector syntax in start
tags instead of the more correct:

  <p class="abstract">

Likewise, I could see myself writing:

  <p#foo>

instead of:

  <p id="foo">

Allowing these shorthands would simplify and shorten html files. 

While on the topic of shortening things, I'd also like to see a
one-letter generic character-level element. The letter c looks
marvellous:

 <p>foo <c>bar</c> foobar</p>

Combinding the two proposals, we could write:

 <p.abstract>The topic of this paper is the <c.topic>oxidation of sugar</c>.

Easier on the eye, isn't it? The markup would neatly comine with:

 p.abstract { margin: 2em }
 c.topic { font-weight: bold }

Cheers,

-h&kon
              Håkon Wium Lie                          CTO °þe®ª
howcome@opera.com                  http://people.opera.com/howcome

Received on Thursday, 5 February 2009 13:28:17 UTC