- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 07:24:02 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Jim Jewett <jimjjewett@gmail.com>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
On Tue, 7 Aug 2007, Jim Jewett wrote: > > In http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Aug/0354.html, > Smylers said that the overall default should be "text/javascript", and > pointed out that the algorithm was for parsing, not authors. This > allows further simplification, and I suggest replacing step 1 of > http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#running0 with the > following > > """ > The script's type is determined by the value of the script element's > type attribute. > > A type attribute which is either missing or equal to the empty string > indicate the default value of "text/javascript", for ECMAScript. > Otherwise, the attribute's value (which SHOULD be a valid MIME type) > is used directly. > > For backwards compatibility, if the type attribute is missing (not > just empty, but missing), user agents SHOULD also check the language > attribute. If language is present (and not equal to the empty > string), then the script's type is treated as "text/" + the value of > the language attribute. > """ I don't understand what problem this is solving. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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