- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 09:27:23 -0500
- To: Liam Quinn <liam@htmlhelp.com>
- CC: W3C Validator <www-validator@w3.org>, david@heroes.force9.co.uk
Liam Quinn wrote: > > At 06:53 AM 28/01/99 -0000, David Meadows wrote: > >You're right, but I was looking at the "human readable" specification, which > >does not list the target attribute as depreciated. The target attribute isn't deprecated as frames aren't deprecated. > HTML 4.0 Strict is not only HTML 4.0 Transitional minus the deprecated > parts. It'd be easier to explain the difference between the two if that > were the case, but it's not. (IFRAME is another example of a > non-deprecated element that is not in HTML 4.0 Strict.) The "target" attribute is part of the loose DTD. However, it's not deprecated because frames are not deprecated. (This was a conscious decision by the HTML WG). Does this help clarify the issue? [There is a bug in the documentation right now since the FRAME and IFRAME elements refer to it (as an attribute defined elsewhere, but pertinent). ] - Ian -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) Tel/Fax: (212) 684-1814 http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs
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