- From: Philip Taylor <pjt47@cam.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:57:08 +0000
- To: Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc>
- CC: public-html@w3.org
Jonas Sicking wrote: > [...] > > I actually think it would be great to support the ending-slash syntax > for all elements in HTML5. I have several times ended up writing > things like <div id=foo></div>, and having it consistently supported > in both HTML mode and foreign content mode would actually reduce the > differences between them which I think is a great thing. > > I have heard of some real world pages that would break if the empty > element syntax was supported everywhere, however I wonder if it's many > enough that we need to adjust HTML to accommodate them. There's millions - a quick search through some random pages gives lots of examples of <a ... />...</a>, which would clearly break, like: http://www.haliburtonrealestate.on.ca/ -- <li><a href="http://www.mls.ca" target="_blank" title="Multiple Listing Service" />MLS</a> http://www.ccitula.ru/ -- <a href="pages/virtv.htm"/> <img src=http://www.ruschamber.net/banner/VEru158x50.jpg border=0></a> http://takasago.shop-pro.jp/ -- <a href="?pid=1912944" /><img src="http://img05.shop-pro.jp/PA01015/854/product/1912944_th.jpg" class="border" /></a> http://www.alternativegreetingcards.com/ -- <a href="products.asp?id=57" class="submenu" />Wizard of Oz</a> -- Philip Taylor pjt47@cam.ac.uk
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