Linking in XHTML 2.0
By Micah Dubinko2005-05-04
Are We There Yet?
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It?s safe to say that standards development around hypertext linking hasn't worked out the way anyone initially envisioned it. But at last, it looks like progress is being made. XHTML 2.0 goes to great lengths to remain friendly to authors who learn mainly through their browser?s View source feature, while adding power and flexibility.
XHTML 2.0 is approaching a Last Call period, during which time the Working Group will solicit constructive comments. If other W3C efforts serve as a reliable guide, this could be a lengthy and possibly contentious period. But even today, XHTML 2.0 has a positive effect as it stimulates linking-related discussions within the Web development community. All the right people are now aware of the issues, and talking things through, and that?s good news.
Only time will tell what the end result will be. Yet many are hopeful that XHTML 2.0 will be a step towards a better Web.
Tutorial Pages:
» How XHTML 2.0 is Changing the Way People Think About Web Linking
» Linking: From Any Element
» The Hypertext Attribute Collection
» The Embedding Attribute Collection
» Are We There Yet?
» Resources
First published by IBM DeveloperWorks
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