Re: Case-Sensitive of Event Type

On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:40:42 +0200, Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org> wrote:
> My questions:
>
> * what are the rationales for making it case-sensitive?

I think it was because of the introduction of namespaces. (Which I still think we should remove again.)


> * what do implementations currently do?

Gecko/WebKit are case-sensitive; Opera is case-insensitive, but we're planning on changing that.


> * is it more author-friendly to make/leave it case-insensitive?

It would probably be more author friendly because not all event names are lowercase.


> * if it is made case-insensitive, should it be normalized in the DOM for  
> easier comparison and interop?

Probably... though making everything case-sensitive might be easier and more compatible given that Gecko/WebKit already do it.


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Received on Thursday, 20 August 2009 08:47:29 UTC