- From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:14:27 +0200
- To: Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>
- CC: HTML WG LIST <public-html@w3.org>
On 2011-08-03 15:59, Sam Ruby wrote: > Julian: > ... Like that...? -- snip -- SUMMARY The "sidebar" link relation is defined as: "The sidebar keyword indicates that the referenced document, if retrieved, is intended to be shown in a secondary browsing context (if possible), instead of in the current browsing context." Tests show that UAs differ in what they do, and that none of the UAs actually do what the spec says. RATIONALE Testing with five UAs shows: 3 UAs (IE / Chrome / Safari) ignore the link relation, thus navigate to the linked resource. 2 UAs (Opera and FF) open their "bookmark" dialogue, and stay on the current page. None does what the spec describes. I therefore recommend to remove this on the grounds of the description not reflecting reality at all, and it being unclear whether anybody actually wants this as specified. Instead, the "sidebar" link relation can be treated as any other proposal for a new link relation (follow the process of getting it into the specified registry instead of into the HTML5 spec itself). DETAILS Remove the subsection "4.12.4.13 Link type "sidebar"" and the related entry under "4.12.4 Link types". Instead, follow the process for new link relations, by proposing this over at microformats.org. IMPACT 1. Positive Effects People who want this link relation to be valid will have to follow the WG-approved process to make it valid. When it is registered it will likely have a more accurate description. 2. Negative Effects None. 3. Conformance Classes Changes The link relation "sidebar" becomes invalid until registered. 4. Risks None. REFERENCES [1] <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/154> [2] <http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=11183>
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