Re: MathML and dashes in element names

On 08/11/2013 21:07, Dimitri Glazkov wrote:
> Hello MathML peeps!
>
> Your colleague from WebApps WG here. I am editor of the Custom
> Elements spec (http://www.w3.org/TR/custom-elements/).
>
> This specification enables authors to define their own types of DOM
> elements (hence the "custom elements" name). To distinguish "custom"
>  elements from "built-in" elements within the HTML namespace, we use
>  the presence of a dash (U+002D HYPHEN-MINUS character) in the tag
> name of the element and a blacklist of pre-existing dash-containing
> tag names: http://www.w3.org/TR/custom-elements/#concepts
>
> Naturally, this approach would only work if existing specifications
> whose tag names coexist in HTML namespace (SVG and MatML) would avoid
> creating elements with dash-containing names in the future revisions
> of their specifications.
>
> SVG WG (via Tab Atkins, cc'd) already stated that they will do so. I
>  was hoping I coordinate the same with you guys. Can I get an amen?
> :)
>
> Here's the spec bug that covers this:
> https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=23256
>
> Happy Friday!
>


As you know there is one existing one: <annotation-xml> .

Speaking personally I don't think undertaking not to add more would be a
problem, especially as there are no immediate plans to add any new elements.

David

Received on Friday, 8 November 2013 21:21:17 UTC