Done, #9287 <http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=9287>
-- T.J. On 21 March 2010 13:42, Paul Cotton <[email protected]> wrote: > With regard to your comment, I would like to encourage you to submit this > item to the HTML WG via the W3C public Bugzilla system [1]. > > > > The HTML WG WG’s Decision Policy Basic Process [2] is driven by the > processing of Bugzilla entries so your comment is more likely to have an > impact if you create a Bugzilla bug for it. > > > > If you are unable to do this for a good reason, then please let the WG > co-chairs know and one of us will arrange for this to be done for you. > > > > /paulc > > HTML WG co-chair > > > > [1] > http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/enter_bug.cgi?product=HTML%20WG&component=HTML5+spec+bugs > > [2] http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html#basic > > > > > > Paul Cotton, Microsoft Canada > > 17 Eleanor Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2E 6A3 > > Tel: (425) 705-9596 Fax: (425) 936-7329 > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *T.J. Crowder > *Sent:* Sunday, March 21, 2010 6:01 AM > *To:* public-html-comments > *Subject:* "Mostly useless" doctype > > > > In Section 8.1.1 <http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/syntax.html#the-doctype>., > the current published specification says: > > > > A DOCTYPE is a mostly useless, but required, header. > > > > It then goes on to say: > > > > DOCTYPEs are required for legacy reasons. When omitted, browsers tend to > use a different rendering mode that is incompatible with some > specifications. > > > > So, not useless then, or even mostly useless, as it's required to ensure > that the most common UAs in the world (web browsers) behave something close > to properly. > > > > Perhaps consider dropping the "mostly useless" comment to avoid encouraging > skimmers to drop it. Perhaps "A DOCTYPE is a required header that primarily > serves a legacy, but significant, purpose." > > > > (Separately: It's a header? That seems an odd term for it.) > > > > Regards, > > -- > > T.J. Crowder > > tj @ crowdersoftware / com > > www / crowder software / com >
