Re: [dev] simplyread

2011-12-18 Thread hiro
> True, but that doesn't mean certain elements of HTML5 aren't an > improvement. I personally love , , , , > , and , since if they are used it means I can reliably > strip out only the useful parts of a page and leave the mess that is > the graphic designers' web behind. Go progress! I would appro

Re: [dev] simplyread

2011-12-18 Thread Bjartur Thorlacius
On 12/18/11, hiro <23h...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I would approve if the existence of HTML5 meant anyone using the older > HTML4 features got killed. Most of the novelties of HTML5 are complementary to the elements of HTML 2 and 4. HTML3 Plus was documentation of a bunch of bells and whistles impl

Re: [dev] simplyread

2011-12-18 Thread hiro
> After you've shot all writers of HTML 4, lawyers, politicians, > programmers and designers? And expect people to listen to and support > your political theories? They will when I build giant killing machines in HTML5, but I fear the migration of my SOAP to IPV6 and DNSSEC might cause random head