- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:12:54 -0700
- To: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Cc: HTMLwg <public-html@w3.org>, Eliot Graff <eliotgra@microsoft.com>
On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:09 AM, Leif Halvard Silli wrote: > Chairs, editors, members, > > I suggest the following HTML5 spec changes: > * make all HTML5 examples use UPPERCASE syntax for <!DOCTYPE HTML> [2] > * say that editors MAY - or SHOULD - use a XHTML compatible > DOCTYPE, in combination with a valid namespace string as > an XHTML syntax trigger > > A) Should I file bugs for this? > B) Can we have polyglot product to file bugs against? > > Background info: > > The HTML5 doctype is defined as an "ASCII case-insensitive match" of > the uppercased string <!DOCTYPE HTML>. [1] The HTML5 spec however > appears silent on the fact that for XHTML5, then the 'DOCTYPE' string > must be uppercased. While the 'html' part must be lowercased. This has > implications for polyglot editing tools. In that case, shouldn't we recommend <!DOCTYPE html> instead of <! DOCTYPE HTML>? Regards, Maciej
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