Re: link relation "external", was: Link relation types and validity in <link>, was: ACTION-182 and Issue-27

> 1) The description doesn't really explain what it's for.

There's room for editorial improvement here, sure.

> 2) I'm not sure why the use case is considered valid; what's wrong
> with using a CSS class for it?

"When a practice is already widespread among authors, consider adopting
it rather than forbidding it or inventing something new."[1]

> 3) And finally, I'm not convinced that there's any point in forbidding
> it in <link>. If it's used for <a> styling, it could be used for
> <link> the same way (if links get displayed).

But <link> links don't get displayed.


Ted.

1. http://www.w3.org/TR/html-design-principles/#pave-the-cowpaths

Received on Thursday, 5 August 2010 19:46:56 UTC