Does XHTML2 need the <title> element?

With the way that the title element is definined in the working draft, 
I would say that XHTML2 does not need the title element. Anything that 
it can do can be just as adequately done by the title attribute of the 
html element. (Note: The html element did not have a title attribute in 
earlier (X)HTML specifications.) Unless the title element is changed to 
have content beyond PCDATA, I see no need to retain the title element 
and have a title attribute on the html element at the same time. 
Simplicity and orthogonality would argue that the title attribute would 
be the preferable choice.

Received on Monday, 21 April 2003 21:00:28 UTC