Re: HTML 5 ...

In response to by Barry Kintner�s email, �HTML 5 ...�
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-comments/2011Oct/0002.html


Dear Barry,

I think that what you are getting at is for the W3C not to �forget� (for lack of a better word!) older (legacy) front-end web design methods � i.e. using the TABLE element for page layouts, FONT elements, etc, etc.

I wouldn�t worry too much about it. Although this is only my interpretation of things (I am a mere contributor to these mailing lists; my word is not authoritative), I am sure most people would agree with me on these two points:

1. The W3C make *recommendations* � they do not �control� what the methods the browser companies can or cannot use to render pages. So, if for example, the W3C say that �the FONT element is *not* be used� (or �deprecated� in W3C-speak), whether developers and browser-vendors listen is another thing.

2. Browser vendors normally try to ensure that when they release a new version, they do not �break� web pages designed prior to this. This is known as backwards compatibility. So the chances of say, Mozilla, Microsoft et. al, suddenly dropping support for the so-called deprecated features is virtually non-existent (well, at least not for a very long time!)

I hope that this clears up some of your concerns!

Jordan Clark
Swansea, United Kingdom

http://www.jdclark.org/
mail@jdclark.org

Received on Saturday, 22 October 2011 14:27:57 UTC