- From: Simon Pieters via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:33:49 +0000
- To: public-html-commits@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/html5/html4-differences
In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv18450
Modified Files:
Overview.src.html
Log Message:
intended use for data-*
Index: Overview.src.html
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RCS file: /sources/public/html5/html4-differences/Overview.src.html,v
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diff -u -d -r1.199 -r1.200
--- Overview.src.html 14 Sep 2012 12:30:25 -0000 1.199
+++ Overview.src.html 14 Sep 2012 12:33:47 -0000 1.200
@@ -673,8 +673,9 @@
title="attr-data-*">data-<var>*</var></code> collection of author-defined
attributes. Authors can define any attribute they want as long as they
prefix it with <code>data-</code> to avoid clashes with future versions of
- HTML. The only requirement on these attributes is that they are not used
- for user agent extensions.
+ HTML. These are intended to be used to store custom data to be consumed by
+ the Web page or application itself. They are <em>not</em> intended for
+ data to be consumed by other parties (e.g. user agents).
<li><p>The <code data-anolis-spec=html
title=attr-draggable>draggable</code> and <code data-anolis-spec=html
Received on Friday, 14 September 2012 12:33:50 UTC