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- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:58:28 +0000
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http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=9122 Summary: Obsolete but Conforming Product: HTML WG Version: unspecified Platform: Macintosh OS/Version: Mac System 9.x Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: HTML5 spec bugs AssignedTo: dave.null@w3.org ReportedBy: shelleyp@burningbird.net QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org CC: ian@hixie.ch, mike@w3.org, public-html@w3.org The text of the current HTML 5 draft does not contain the sections in previous versions of HTML in regards to Deprecated and Obsolete HTML elements[1]. Instead, the current document references terms such as "obsolete but conforming" [2], leaving a great deal of confusion about just what this means, and about the state of the elements so described. [3][4]. In addition, several valid HTML 4 elements and attributes have been described as obsolete in HTML 5, not deprecated, which does not provide a graceful transition period for people to remove these elements/attributes from their web documents. Considering how widespread the support for deprecated is within the technology industry[5], the HTML 5 specification should return to the previously defined sections describing deprecated and obsolete as listed in the HTML 4 document. Doing so will ensure that older HTML elements aren't abruptly dropped, causing confusion. This move will also ensure that there is a procedure in place to ensure that when an element is dropped, it's dropped in favor of a replacement that provides the same, or enhanced functionality. It will also help clarify confusion caused by using terminology not used previously with any other known specification. [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/conform.html#deprecated [2] http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#obsolete [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2009Aug/0121.html [4] http://realtech.burningbird.net/deprecated-is-now-obsolete [5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation (this was original created directly as an Issue, Issue 72) -- Configure bugmail: http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug.
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