- From: James Graham <jg307@cam.ac.uk>
- Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:13:01 +0000
Lachlan Hunt wrote: > > The XHTML serialisation exists to make use of XML-only features, like > xmlns syntax. People wishing to use such features *must* use XML. There > has been no reason whatsoever given for wanting to try and use > unsupported XML-only syntax in HTML, most likely because there is no > valid reason for it. > Ignoring the _syntax_ for a moment, there have been reasons given for wanting to use XML _features_ in HTML5 - the desire to embed MathML or SVG in a HTML document, for example. You suggest punting these use cases to XHTML5, without addressing the fundamental problem that the XML parsing model is unsuitable for the web, so denying authors the possibility of rich (what XML would regard as "mixed namespace") content. -- "The universe doesn't care what you believe. The wonderful thing about science is that it doesn't ask for your faith, it just asks for your eyes" --- http://xkcd.com/c154.html
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