- From: Ryosuke Niwa <rniwa@apple.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 22:16:16 +0900
- To: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Cc: whatwg <whatwg@whatwg.org>, Timothy Hatcher <timothy@apple.com>
On Nov 17, 2013, at 4:49 AM, Timothy Hatcher <timothy@apple.com> wrote: > On Nov 16, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This entire discussion, for months, has been entirely about syntax. I >> don't think I've seen a single person talk about semantics, nor do I >> think it would make much sense to do so. > > Maybe semantics is the wrong word. I feel (and others agreed on webkit-dev) that the "srcset" term better represents this and syntactically using a delimiter instead of multiple attributes is more tenable. > >> The aesthetic concerns *are* personal, as it's an opinion about >> whether you think it looks good and is understandable or not. Some >> people like it, some people don't. It's not a big deal. > > It is a big deal. Humans need to use this for years to come. Settling on something that is polarizing is a big deal. Without starting a debate on what semantics or aesthetics mean, syntax is a big deal. A bad syntax can totally kill a feature. - R. Niwa
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