[thelist] The Web's future: XHTML 2.0

[Lachlan Cannon]

Timothy J. Luoma wrote:
>  > there are a few nice things there too. Being able to type <abbr
>  > title="PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor" href="http://php.net">PHP</abbr>
>  > as opposed to <a href="http://php.net"><abbr title="PHP: Hypertext
>  > Preprocessor">PHP</abbr></a>.
>
> But how long will it be before you stop using <a href...> ?  I mean,
> after all, right now you can make links to sections of a page using ID
> or by using <a name...> as long as you aren't using xhtml-1.1

Yes, but it's nice even if it isn't practical as yet. I was thinking
more of a personal site thing since I've never had to worry about having
a client before (not that that's a good thing, I could do with some cash).

> But since any older browser won't grok an ID link, and since all current
> browsers grok <a name...> how many of us are really going to use
> ID-based links?

I already do..

> I love the tighter code required by XHTML 1.0 strict.... I use it all
> the time, it's the default for my templates.  I wish that badly coded
> sites showed up in hot pink to shame their authors.

Good idea... let's make a virus that infects IE and makes it do that...

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Lach
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