- From: Dean Edwards <dean@edwards.name>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:59:24 +0100
Matthew Raymond wrote: > Dean Edwards wrote: > >>See several people's posts stating that because something may be abused >>it is not a good enough reason to disallow it. > > > I think there's good enough reason to disallow a feature when you > have the following: > > 1) The feature can be abused. > All features can be abused. > 2) It alters the standard behavior of the browser. > No it doesn't. > 3) It can be easily disabled with a modified open source browser or > browser extension. > So? > 4) It's use cases are partially covered by CSS. > ditto. > 5) There are existing workarounds. > ditto. > 6) An alternative has been proposed that has less potential for abuse, > is more powerful, and doesn't change basic browser functionality. > What alternative? -dean
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