Re: <iframe doc="">

Ian Hickson wrote:
> ...
> Markup in attributes has it's disadvantages, but it's not necessarily a 
> problem. data: URLs of HTML resources are a common case of markup in an 
> attribute that seems to work ok; it is in fact the inspiration for doc="". 
> The main problems with data: attributes in this context are:
> 
>  - data: attributes require more escaping

Yes. Is that sufficient reason to add yet another syntax?

>  - the definition of 'origin' for data: attributes isn't fully stable

Then it should be made stable.

>  - using data: has the wrong fallback story (it fails open, instead of 
>    closed)
> ...

What does that mean?

Best regards, Julian

Received on Sunday, 17 January 2010 09:04:49 UTC