13395 2011-07-27 18:11:38 +0000 i18n-ISSUE-76: Clarify 'preferred name' for encodings 2012-10-06 12:30:09 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5: The Markup Language (editor: Michael(tm) Smith) unspecified PC All RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 public-i18n-core mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 51568 0 public-i18n-core 2011-07-27 18:11:38 +0000 4.2. Character encoding declaration http://www.w3.org/TR/html-markup/syntax.html#character-encoding "The value must be a valid character encoding name, and must be the preferred name for that encoding, as specified in the IANA [Character Sets] registry." It would be good to have a link on 'preferred name' to make it clear that this includes the encoding name if there is no preferred name. See: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/infrastructure.html#preferred-mime-name "The preferred MIME name of a character encoding is the name or alias labeled as "preferred MIME name" in the IANA Character Sets registry, if there is one, or the encoding's name, if none of the aliases are so labeled." Otherwise it is misleading. (To be honest, it's still not overly clear. Much as new jargon is best avoided, this may be a case where we need a slightly different term, such as 'html-preferred'.) 75482 1 mike 2012-10-06 12:30:09 +0000 Copied over the current language for the HTML spec - http://dev.w3.org/html5/markup/syntax.html#encoding-declaration