- From: Matthew Raymond <mattraymond@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:50:19 -0400
Ben Meadowcroft wrote:
> If we're considering the use of the object element for new types of form
> control rather than new "mark-up" then its use is congruent with the
> existing HTML 4 specification.
[Snip!]
> http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/interact/forms.html#h-17.2.
> 1
This clearly establishes <object> as a tag for "generic objects",
which supports the assertion that <object> has no specific semantic
value. Furthermore, read this:
"Most user agents have built-in mechanisms for rendering common data
types such as text, GIF images, colors, fonts, and a handful of graphic
elements. To render data types they don't support natively, user agents
generally run external applications. The OBJECT element allows authors
to control whether data should be rendered externally or by some
program, specified by the author, that renders the data within the user
agent."
- http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/objects.html#edef-OBJECT
So, <object> is clearly intended for content that requires plug-ins
and external programs. To use it for content that is to be rendered by
the user agent alone is abusive.
Received on Tuesday, 24 August 2004 16:50:19 UTC