Re: List of changes in Nov.7 draft from Sept. 17 version (fwd)

On 13 Nov 97, Steve Cheng <elmert@ipoline.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Nov 1997, MegaZone wrote:
> 
> > >IE 4.0 supports the elements INS and DEL. Why not use them in the next draft
> > >or PR so that all changes can be easily spotted?
> > 
> > Because it would confuse people not using IE4 - ie, the majority.
> 
> In other words, backward-compatibility is sorely lacking in these two
> elements, ensuring that they will not be used until a long time later.

Those two elements are limited in their usefulness. If many changes are 
made to a document, INS and DEL become very messy.

Rob

Received on Saturday, 15 November 1997 13:38:59 UTC