ISSUE-78
urls-terminology
Spec should use a term other than "URL" for Web Addresses
- State:
- RAISED
- Product:
- HTML 5 spec
- Raised by:
- Michael(tm) Smith
- Opened on:
- 2009-09-08
- Description:
The term URL has a technical meaning that doesn't match the HTML5 spec. Even though the spec points this out, some find this confusing or objectionable. Suggestions for alternate terms include "Web Address" or "HREF" (following IRIbis) or "HURL" (for HTML URL) or anything that doesn't conflict with IETF specs in this area. Such a change would be cosmetic but it would not be obviously harmful and would apparently remove objections. (Note: The description above is a slight rewording of the description that was originally submitted for the bugzilla bug related to this issue - http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7392)
- Related Actions Items:
- No related actions
- Related emails:
- Re: how many URL issues do we need/want? (from annevk@opera.com on 2009-09-11)
- Re: how many URL issues doe we need/want? Re: Agenda for HTML WG telcon 2009-09-10 - Accessibility TF, Testing TF, etc (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-09-10)
- how many URL issues doe we need/want? Re: Agenda for HTML WG telcon 2009-09-10 - Accessibility TF, Testing TF, etc (from connolly@w3.org on 2009-09-10)
- Agenda for HTML WG telcon 2009-09-10 - Accessibility TF, Testing TF, etc (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2009-09-09)
- FW: Agenda for HTML WG telcon 2009-09-10 - Accessibility TF, Testing TF, etc (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2009-09-09)
- [Bug 7392] Please use some term other than 'URL' for Web Addresses (from bugzilla@wiggum.w3.org on 2009-09-08)
Related notes:
2009-09-10 15:43:58: this is a dup of ISSUE-56, no? [Dan Connolly]
2009-09-10 16:34:40: [MikeSmith]: during 2009-09-10 telcon we resolved that this issue is not a duplication of issue 56 and so it should be kept open
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