Re: [css-device-adapt][cssom] Missing VIEWPORT_RULE definition

Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:

> > Wouldn't it make more sense to have a registry of vendor-specific constants on
> > the wiki page?
> 
> That doesn't seem necessary.  It also implies that vendors (including
> the many small browser and non-browser impls) need to coordinate on
> their number groups, while choosing an arbitrary 5-hexit prefix gives
> you a very reasonable chance of avoiding collisions.  (Assuming you
> choose the prefix randomly, we should be able to support several
> million impls before collisions become likely.)

Huh?  The wiki page is just what you describe, a simple form of
coordination.  Choosing an arbitrary 5-hexit prefix is cute but a
recipe for lots of typos in people's code.  Keep it simple, don't make
me think, yadda yadda.

Cheers,

John

Received on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 01:26:53 UTC