- From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +0100
- To: HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Henri Sivonen wrote: > ... >> - Defining the new replacement mechanism for @profile as rel="profile" > > What problem does this solve? It solves the same problem that head/@profile solves; it's an indicator that a certain extension is used. This is relevant when multiple extensions occupy the same extension point in the syntax. > The reasons against @profile have been that the concept is flawed and that even if the concept weren't > flawed, having to make profiles apply to the whole page is a flaw. How does recasting @profile into a > <link>-only rel value solve address either conceptual flaws or the limitations in being able to scope > profiles to only a part of the HTML document? Well, that's a separate question. And I do agree that if we change the syntax, it would be a good thing to also make it more useful, such as allowing to scope a profile declaration. > The reasons in favor of @profile have been that GRDDL (etc.) uses it already. How does introducing a > syntactic transformation that isn't recognized by pre-existing GRDDL (etc.) tools help GRDDL (etc.)? It doesn't. Existing specs like GRDDL and DC-HTML still will have to be updated. But at least now there would be something they *can* transition to. Also do not forget that the proposal makes head/@profile conformant again, so there can be a transition period. BR, Julian -- Jetzt kostenlos herunterladen: Internet Explorer 8 und Mozilla Firefox 3.5 - sicherer, schneller und einfacher! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/chbrowser
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