- From: Anne van Kesteren <fora@annevankesteren.nl>
- Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 10:56:21 +0200
Quoting fantasai <fantasai.lists at inkedblade.net>: > # User agents must use the value of the href attribute on the first base > # element in the document as the document entity's base URI > > Current behavior is to use the nearest previous <base> element, be > it prior sibling or cousin, and this is interoperably implemented in > Mozilla and Opera. I think requiring that the first <base> apply to > previous as well as following elements is a good idea for <head>, but > you may need to investigate whether it is practical for <base> in > <body>. <http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/08/29/457667.aspx> > # In a head element, before any elements that use relative URIs, and > # only if there are no other base elements anywhere in the document. > > It would be simpler to just require <base> to be before any elements > that use URIs period. It's easier to express, and there are no > invalidation surprises if one changes an absolute URI to a relative > one later on. I think the current definition is better and more correct. -- Anne van Kesteren <http://annevankesteren.nl/>
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