- From: Shelley Powers <shelley.just@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:47:29 -0600
- To: Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc>
- Cc: HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc> wrote: > I support the idea of this proposal. To split browsing contexts, > Window, History, and similar concepts out into a separate > specification. > > Unfortunately this proposal is IMHO not detailed enough to produce > such a split. Much less to review if the split fulfills its intended > goals of producing a simpler HTML5 specification. > > For example, how should HTMLDocument.open() be specified given that > it's a HTML specific feature, but heavily intertwined with browsing > contexts? How do iframes interact with History.back()? > > I'd love to see someone take the original HTML5 document and produce > an actual split, this way we can debate the details of that split. I'd > imagine that if someone did this I would likely vote for such a change > proposal. > > If I were Ian and the current change proposal were approved, I would > have no idea what to do. > That's a good point, and I'm aware that an actual two documents would have been best, but this was one I just didn't have time for. I'm not necessarily comfortable doing this action, either. I really do feel that the browser companies would have the best view of what is "browsing context" as compared to not. However, I am comfortable with HTML/XHTML/DOM, so maybe I could have swung it. Seriously, if I had the time, I would have tried a split, as well as general "readability" edit. I'd also love to take a shot at an author guideline, including incorporating some of the new accessibility information. Unfortunately, due to financial considerations, I have to severely curtail my involvement in this group after these issues. If the co-chairs feel this one isn't detailed enough, I'm afraid it's going to just have to die. And that's unfortunate, for the browser companies, and the spec. > / Jonas > Shelley
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