[Bug 10623] Simplify Web IDL exceptions

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10623

--- Comment #11 from Cameron McCormack <cam@mcc.id.au> 2011-07-31 23:07:36 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #9)
> Anne's original reason for opening this bug appears to be related to
> simplifying exception definitions for W3C spec authors.

The solution I added to the spec wasn't exactly a direct response to Anne's
comment 0.  Since the solution was to move away from codes, I resolved it
WONTFIX with comment 1.

> What is the proposal above trying to solve? Is it that we are trying to solve
> the ambiguity of exception codes?

* resolving potential ambiguity of exception codes
* making exception type discrimination simpler for authors and bringing DOM
exceptions more into line with JS exceptions were the aims of the proposal.

> This seems like a separate "problem" that I've never heard is an actual
> problem...?

The ambiguity yes, I will admit it is more of a theoretical problem.

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Received on Sunday, 31 July 2011 23:07:39 UTC