- From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:06:42 +0200
- To: HTML WG LIST <public-html@w3.org>
- CC: Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>
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. 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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