[whatwg] <video> element feedback
Martin Atkins
mart at degeneration.co.uk
Wed Mar 21 12:50:51 PDT 2007
Gareth Hay wrote:
> This is a bit of a sideways step here, but why not make tags reflect
> MIME type,
>
> e.g.
> <image> image/*
> <video> video/*
> <application> application/*
> <audio> audio/*
>
> That way we have a clear identification of what is going to be in the
> tag, API's can be tailored sufficiently for each one.
> Each tag can have appropriate fallback also.
> Just a thought, and it gets us out of the <object> hole.
>
What do you imagine "application" being used for?
The "application" type category is pretty-much just "miscellaneous".
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