9886 2010-06-08 22:22:54 +0000 valueAsNumber is a double but the algorithm to convert a string to a number have to follow the rules for parsing float 2010-10-04 13:54:43 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) unspecified All All RESOLVED WORKSFORME P2 normal --- 1 mounir ian ian mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 36058 0 mounir 2010-06-08 22:22:54 +0000 The rules for parsing floating point number values is for float, not double. So, having a double is useless here as we are not going to have the precision of a double. valueAsNumber should be a float or the algorithm to convert a string to a number should be changed. 38026 1 ian 2010-08-27 19:19:08 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html Status: Accepted Change Description: no spec change Rationale: This became moot when the whole spec was moved to 'double'.