On Mar 11, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: > I can't help but wonder if one small change to HTML5 that would > reduce this confusion, and yet would have zero inpact to browser > vendors. This change would be to change the definition of the xmlns > attribute on the html element from a talisman to a trigger of a few > additional, yet simple, validation checks. To start with, it would > trigger validation errors when elements are implicitly closed. > Other checks could also be considered. > > A few notes: the intent is not to guarantee well-formedness, nor to > change browser behavior, but merely to provide a means for someone > who wishes to opt in to a more strict syntax to indicate their > desire to do so. This also clearly would have no impact on those > who advocate the use of a more minimal syntax. Seems like validators can do that without any changes to HTML5. Regards, MaciejReceived on Friday, 12 March 2010 02:21:18 UTC
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