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Bug 11940 - Please specify reality and deal with raster images and SVG in embed being handled by the UA rather than a plugin or ignored
Summary: Please specify reality and deal with raster images and SVG in embed being han...
Status: RESOLVED NEEDSINFO
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LC1 HTML5 spec (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other other
: P3 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ian 'Hixie' Hickson
QA Contact: HTML WG Bugzilla archive list
URL: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/...
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Reported: 2011-02-01 12:48 UTC by contributor
Modified: 2011-08-04 05:34 UTC (History)
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Description contributor 2011-02-01 12:48:28 UTC 
Specification: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/complete/the-iframe-element.html
Section: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#concept-embed-type

Comment:
Please specify reality and deal with raster images and SVG in embed being
handled by the UA rather than a plugin or ignored

Posted from: 88.131.66.80 by simonp@opera.com
Comment 1 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2011-02-25 07:48:31 UTC 
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Status: Did Not Understand Request
Change Description: no spec change
Rationale: What requirements does the spec have which contradicts reality? The spec explicitly defines "plug-in" in a way that acknowledges that the UA could implement it; it even gives an example of this for PDF files.
Comment 2 Michael[tm] Smith 2011-08-04 05:34:54 UTC 
mass-move component to LC1