[whatwg] The src-N proposal

[Kornel Lesiński]

On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 08:20:33 -0000, Adam Barth <w3c at adambarth.com> wrote:

>> This is similar to AppCache vs Alex's ServiceWorkers. AppCache  
>> addresses a small set of use cases, probably not enough. ServiceWorkers  
>> provides the
>> tools to address a lot of use cases, but isn't directly itself a  
>> solution;
>> you use it to build solutions. Another example would be the WebForms2
>> repetition model, vs Rafael's <template>. The repetition model idea  
>> solved some specific use cases, but trying to make it solve all use  
>> cases would
>> be a hugely complicated endeavour and would be really ugly. <template>
>> provides a tool with which you can build specific solutions, but isn't
>> itself a direct solution.
>
> I basically agree with Ian.  Let's address the simple use cases first
> (i.e., device-pixel-ratio switching) and worry about the more complex
> use cases in the future.

If we go that path I'm afraid we'll end up with a horrible mess of several  
incomplete client-side and server-side solutions clobbered together with  
preloader-killing scripts.

The closest thing to what Ian is suggesting is <x-picture> implemented  
with <img postpone>, but due to standardization failure it won't be able  
to benefit from image preloader or offer users/UAs ability to control  
image selection.

Basically authors will hate us. We've been going in circles for a couple  
of years now and all we have to offer is an incomplete solution? And  
browser vendors can't even agree which one of the half-baked solutions is  
it going to be :(

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regards, Kornel