[Bug 25974] New: DOMError removal language could be improved

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=25974

            Bug ID: 25974
           Summary: DOMError removal language could be improved
           Product: WebAppsWG
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: PC
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DOM
          Assignee: annevk@annevk.nl
          Reporter: harald@alvestrand.no
        QA Contact: public-webapps-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, www-dom@w3.org

The current language concerning DOMError and DOMException says:

Warning: This entire section will move out of DOM into IDL. DOMException will
be defined in terms of JavaScript and made available in both document and
worker environments. DOMError will be phased out.
.....
Warning: DOMError is defined here but only used in other specifications.
DOMError will be phased out in favor of using DOMException exclusively. See
Creating your own errors on es-discuss for more details.

This language does not, I believe, give clear advice on how to deal with
DOMError. A suggested rewording:

Warning: In the future, DOMException will be defined as a synonym for some
yet-unnamed construct in the Javascript specification. The definition given
here may be referenced until such a time as this construct is available.
....
Warning: New specifications should not inherit from or use DOMError in their
specifications. This definition is only preserved in this document to make a
stable reference for specifications that inherit from or use DOMError today.
Once all those specifications are updated to not use DOMError, the definition
of DOMError will be removed from future versions of this document.

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Received on Wednesday, 4 June 2014 09:07:07 UTC