XHTML 2.0: Things I Like

A few more notes on the XHTML 2.0 working draft.

• p now represents the "conceptual idea of a paragraph," instead of a block of text separated from nearby elements. Block level elements may now make their homes within paragraphs.
• Sections and their headings can be semantically defined. The numbered headings (h1 through h6) still exist, but sections may now be explicitly defined.
• The new object module kicks img's ass. Check out the method for defining alternate media for people who can't view certain objects. Screw alt. "Can't see an applet? Here, have an MPEG. Can't look at an MPEG? OK, here's a GIF (or a PNG). Oh, you're a text-only dude? Here's some descriptive text." This is the way it should be.

August 06, 2002 - 11:57 PM