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- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:57:09 +0000
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http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=8525 Summary: Authoring Tools are exempt from using elements only for their specified purpose Product: HTML WG Version: unspecified Platform: PC OS/Version: Windows XP Status: NEW Keywords: a11y Severity: major Priority: P2 Component: HTML5 spec bugs AssignedTo: dave.null@w3.org ReportedBy: jeanne@w3.org QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org CC: ian@hixie.ch, mike@w3.org, public-html@w3.org, public- html-a11y@w3.org HTML5 says (in the section "Authoring tools and markup generators"): "Authoring tools are exempt from the strict requirements of using elements only for their specified purpose, but only to the extent that authoring tools are not yet able to determine author intent." AUWG Comment: Suggest stating that authoring tools should help authors meet the strict requirement (of using elements only for their specified purpose) by not automatically misusing elements or encouraging the author to do so (e.g. in documentation) -- Configure bugmail: http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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