[html4all] [html4all.org] implementations and bug reports based on HTL 5 draft

[Jason White]

On Sat, Aug 25, 2007 at 06:56:54AM -0500, Robert Burns wrote:
 
> So while I agree with what you said, this to me implies that members  
> of our WG should never write comments that can only be intended to  
> play with the ambiguity on this issue.  There's no reason for Lachlan  
> to add a comment to a bug saying that HTML5 defines blank. when HTML5  
> has not defined anything. the only relevant recommendation to cite at  
> this point is HTML 4.01 or XHTML 1 or XHTML 1.1 on the issue. If this  
> were a bug involving headers= and Lachlan wrote ""The headers  
> attribute has been dropped from HTML5" in a bug comment, I think we'd  
> agree that's not appropriate. Wouldn't we? To me, his comment  
> regarding <input usemap>  is no different.

I agree with these comments and I think it is prudent for members of the
working group not to start submitting bug reports based on the HTML 5 draft,
especially regarding controversial aspects that are likely to change.