Re: CSS WG - Pulling Back the Curtains

On Mar 28, 2008, at 7:49 AM, Anne van Kesteren wrote:

>> The above was written on the 23rd of Jun 2007 (the rate of change  
>> is remarkable). I only have one question at this point. Does  
>> CSS2.1 have holes in it that are just so big that they are just  
>> being overlooked on purpose?

How about a better definition of Quirks Mode? In most browsers,  
Quirks Mode includes new properties, like text-shadow in Safari, but  
in IE it doesn't even include max-width, which is extremely  
frustrating when I have to style pages written in HTML 3.2. Can there  
be a definition that says Quirks Mode renders according to old  
standards for properties that existed at that time, but that newer  
properties should also be included too, as they are in most browsers?