- From: Henri Sivonen <hsivonen@iki.fi>
- Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:26:16 +0200
- To: "Julian Reschke" <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
On Nov 4, 2009, at 17:08, Julian Reschke wrote: >>>> What problem does this solve? >>> >>> It solves the same problem that head/@profile solves; >> >> What's the point of introducing new syntax if it solves the same >> problem as the old syntax? > > If HTML5 hadn't removed head/@profile we probably wouldn't have this > discussion. The syntax isn't the reason why HTML5 rejects @profile. HTML5 rejects the concept. Recasting the concept into superficially different syntax doesn't really address the reason of rejection. > The win is small, I can only think of: > > - by using link/a/@rel profiles could be made scope. (needs work) Ah. This is prohibited by the draft, though. -- Henri Sivonen hsivonen@iki.fi http://hsivonen.iki.fi/
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