Re: XMLNS in Inkscape and other editors

On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> wrote:
> Adam Barth wrote:
>> Unfortunately, a browser's content sniffing algorithm is a subtle
>> beast.  I would not recommend changing the algorithm because of
>> aesthetics.  Instead, I recommend changing the algorithm either (1) to
>> improve security, (2) to improve compatibility with web content, or
>> (3) to improve interoperability with other browsers.
>> ...
>
> (2) and (3) seem to be arguments in favor of handling the UTF-8 BOM.

Maybe, but maybe not.  For (2), we should do a careful measurement
instead of relying on this one anecdote.  For (3), there's no way to
chase IE's tail here without giving up on (1).  Instead, I've
recommended in the past (and continue to recommend) that other
browsers use Firefox's HTML signature (with a handful of changes that
measurability improve compatibility).

Adam

Received on Monday, 23 November 2009 15:32:20 UTC