- From: Smylers <Smylers@stripey.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:44:41 +0000
- To: HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Steven Faulkner writes: > In order to gather data on the veracity of statements about 'what web > devlopers want' I have emailed the web standards group posing the > question > > "As a web developer do you find the 'HTML5 the mark up language' a > useful document?" That sounds like useful feedback to have; thanks for doing that. However it doesn't follow that all useful documents should be published. If different members of this working group between them produced half a dozen guides to HTML 5 for web developers it is likely that all of them would be found useful by at least some developers -- but I don't think it would make sense for us to publish all of them. And of course it doesn't follow that because a document is useful its content should be normative. > and have asked for feedback on twitter: > > Is HTML5 mark up spec http://shrinkster.com/13zy useful compared to > the fullblown spec http://shrinkster.com/13zz use #html5ml in reply That question implies that the former is a subset of the latter, which I understand it isn't (and isn't aiming to be). And it implies they could co-exist in the current forms, which is awkward given their competing claims to be normative. I believe that Hixie has said the HTML 5 spec will eventually use alternative style-sheets or similar to produce partially views intended for specific audiences. That obviously avoids any conflicts in what is normative. Smylers
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