Re: [XBL] Shadow Content

On Thu, 7 Dec 2006, Cameron McCormack wrote:
> 
> 4 Shadow Content
> 
>   Note: The file control is actually a special case. Due to security
>   considerations, untrusted bindings will typically not be able to
>   extend the file upload control in UAs intended for use with untrusted
>   content.
> 
> This seems to imply that HTML controls are actually defined with
> bindings that can be extended by author created bindings.

Correct.


> Is this intended to be the case?  If so, should there be some standard 
> naming scheme to refer to such bindings?

Probably. We need more implementation experience really. XBL3 or Web 
Controls 1.0 (a WHATWG spec currently awaiting attention) will likely be 
where that is defined.

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Received on Tuesday, 9 January 2007 00:36:20 UTC