- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:54:07 +0100
- To: Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>
- CC: Adam Barth <w3c@adambarth.com>, Shelley Powers <shelley.just@gmail.com>, Alexey Proskuryakov <ap@webkit.org>, HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Sam Ruby On 09-11-01 00.22: > Adam Barth wrote: > [Personal opinion] > > Given that the HTML5 spec requires every browser to implement features > like <font> tags consistently, my personal belief is marking such as > non-conforming mean that validation will only be of an academic > interest. And given that the validation rules in place are not being > driven by those with an academic bent, I don't understand the target > market for such requirements. > > [/Personal opinion] Microsoft gave us their X-UA-Compatible http-equiv meta tag: <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE8" > It validates in HTML 4. (I suppose because HTML 4 leaves the question of http-equiv to where it should, namely to the HTTP specification.) It doesn't validate in HTML 5 [1]. But still, our editor recommends that we use it, if we must: [2] ]] Therefore I recommend not including the meta tag, or, if you are forced to include it, making sure it says "IE=7", even once IE8 ships [[ [1] http://hsivonen.iki.fi/doctype/#choosing [2] http://ln.hixie.ch/?count=1&start=1201080691 -- leif halvard silli
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