- From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:31:24 +0200
- To: Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au>
- CC: HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Lachlan Hunt wrote: > Julian Reschke wrote: >>> "Steven: I believe that XHTML2 is more backwards compatible than >>> HTML5, and I plan to make a document comparing them to demonstrate it." >> >> Of these three, I find the last one *is* productive. > > That statement of his is provably false. I wouldn't call it > particularly productive. > > (X)HTML5 is being developed with backwards compatibility in mind, > whereas XHTML2 is incompatible with legacy UAs and previous versions of > XHTML by design. > > Here are just a few compatibility issues with XHTML2 that I can think of > now: > > * It redefines the processing models of some elements in incompatible > ways (e.g. <input>) > * Replaces all legacy form controls with XForms > * Renames elements (e.g. <script> to <handler>, <hr> to <separator>) > * Changes <object data=""> to <object src=""> > * Replaces the on[event]="" attributes (onclick, etc.) with XML Events Lachlan, yes. The productive part is that he wants to provide a comparison proving his point. Either he'll be unable to, or all of us learns something new. Best regards, Julian
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