- From: Charles Pritchard <chuck@jumis.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:31:14 -0700
- To: Barry Kintner <barry@a2zcomputerworks.com>
- Cc: "public-html-comments@w3.org" <public-html-comments@w3.org>
Would you enumerate the elements and/or attributes you are concerned about losing? For example: the longdesc attribute on images has been dropped without compatibility notes nor a practical replacement. -Charles On Oct 13, 2011, at 12:35 PM, "Barry Kintner" <barry@a2zcomputerworks.com> wrote: > Good day - > > -- Please do not drop recognition of older (simpler) HTML vocabulary. I find far too many people are over-using CSS etc - not really > knowing or understanding the needs of the visitor. I have even downloaded a page with a CSS file over 300k for a web page of 20k - this is > a practice that is un-acceptable. > > -- I find I've been able to re-create business web pages - with all functionality retained - that are 60-90% smaller in file size, by using > so-called 'older' standards. Retain all the old codes that had been usable before (from 3.2-4.x). > > -- I've made well over 2000 web pages and find I rarely need the 'latest' code for my audiences. This proposal is NOT a step forward - as I > understand it now. > > Thank you > > .. > Barry Kintner - Phoenix, Arizona USA > .. > > >
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