- From: Don Park <donpark@telewise.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 23:00:45 -0700
- To: "Daniel W. Connolly" <connolly@w3.org>
- Cc: "Kim Liu" <KLIU@us.oracle.com>, <www-lib@w3.org>
Daniel, I agree that we should all encourage use of valid HTML. However, developers of HTML consuming application and tools, whether they work for Microsoft or a hole-in-the-wall, do not have the luxury to spit back bad HTML pages. Only the developers of HTML producing applications and tools have the ability to improve the situation. I think that portable HTML generation framework which embodies the latest HTML spec would go a long way toward improving the level of HTML standard conformance. If W3C is interested, I can help. Don ---------- > From: Daniel W. Connolly <connolly@w3.org> > To: Don Park <donpark@telewise.com> > Cc: Kim Liu <KLIU@us.oracle.com>; www-lib@w3.org > Subject: > Date: Saturday, September 21, 1996 8:39 PM > > In message <199609210219.TAA21489@gw.quake.net>, "Don Park" writes: > > > >A good HTML parser should treat the HTML specs as GUIDELINES only and allow > >for maximum deviation from the spec. > > "Good" is a relative term. > > I'm fond of saying "We all create the world around us." > > What that means in this case is: the more the tools encourage > users to make sloppy HTML, the more people will make sloppy HTML. > > I realize that a small shop or consultant might not have a huge > impact on the market as a whole and would be, to a certain > extent, just pissing in the wind if it were too strict. > > But every little bit counts. The HotMetal users seem to enjoy the > confidence they get from dealing with valid HTML, for example. It > seems to have earned them a place in PC magazine etc. > > Anyway, www-lib is about building shared understanding in the > development community. And I'd like the shared understanding to be > represented in the specs, and not in the black-magic and lore > surrounding the specs. I know that keeps the consultants employed, > but it's bad for everbody in the long run. > > Please, stick to the specs (or get them changed) and encourage others > to do so. > > Dan
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