[whatwg] [html5] Pre-Last Call Comments

[Ian Hickson]

On Sun, 5 Apr 2009, Kristof Zelechovski wrote:
> 
> Now that classid is gone, what will be the workaround for ActiveX 
> objects where they are needed?

ActiveX controls are a vendor-specific technology, and thus not 
appropriate for explicit support in HTML5 (just like we dropped <applet>).

The real workaround is "use HTML, CSS, JS, DOM", or, if you really need a 
plugin, use a type that triggers the right plugin.


> 	2. Use a custom DTD with classid for validation?

That doesn't make the document valid.


> 	3. Use a custom type "application/vnd.acme-fancy-control+oleobject"
> for every control?

Yes.


> Of course, such things are inherently nonportable but they are widely 
> used. It would be nice to have a way to validate them.

You can. If you use it the validator will tell you you're doing something 
non-portable. This is intentional!

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