- From: Walter Ian Kaye <boo@best.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 09:50:17 -0700
- To: www-html@w3.org
At 4:48p 05/07/96, Dave Carter wrote:
>I have just looked at the html 3.2 draft, and it is NOT a step forward
>from 3.0. There are netscapeisms in there, and this stinks. Apart from
><center>, another example is the BGCOLOR attribute on <BODY>, another
>is the plethora of presentation forcing attributes to <TABLE>. Quite
>frankly this shows why standards cannot be left to commercial
>organisations. I, for one, will stick to html 3.0,
If you are the only one, what will that accomplish? ;)
Sorry but the question is inevitable!
>for its greater functionality, particularly <math>, and to
>a certain extent style sheets,
Is there something about "Netscape compatibility" which precludes style sheets? I don't think so. Was there a particular comment which led you to your somewhat fatalistic conclusions, or do you just have a vendetta against Netscape? Your concern is admirable, but I think your disappointment is a bit premature...
-Walter
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Received on Tuesday, 7 May 1996 12:50:28 UTC