#30660
While the intention of both HTML V5 and XHTML V2 is to improve on the existing versions, the approaches the developers chose to make those improvements is very different. And with differing philosophies come distinct results. For the first time in many years, the direction of upcoming browser versions is uncertain. Uncover the bigger picture behind the details of these two standards.
de Jonge, Adriaan. IBM (2007). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#30470
One of the great things about the current HTML 5 draft is that they give plenty of examples of how to specify alternate text for images, although a few of them are misguided. Alternate text should be concise, and a longer description provided with a longdesc attribute if necessary.
Lemon, Gez. Juicy Studio (2007). Design>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#30476
Firefox 2.0.0.10 broke its implementation of the HTML5 canvas element and guess what, the world noticed. Actual websites started breaking because they relied on the canvas functionality to work. The point is that we expect implementations of HTML5 to happen way before the fifteen year mark. In fact, the fifteen year mark includes having all features at least implemented in two different (shipping) products in the same way with the additional requirement that they have a decent amount of market penetration. This means that when the specification finally makes it to W3C Recommendation it has already proven itself.
van Kesteren, Anne. annevankesteren.nl (2007). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#29965
HTML 5 introduces new elements to HTML for the first time since the last millennium. New structural elements include aside, figure, and section. New inline elements include time, meter, and progress. New embedding elements include video and audio. New interactive elements include details, datagrid, and command.
Harold, Elliotte Rusty. IBM (2007). Design>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#30676
HTML 5 introduces new elements to HTML for the first time since the last millennium. New structural elements include aside, figure, and section. New inline elements include time, meter, and progress. New embedding elements include video and audio. New interactive elements include details, datagrid, and command.
Harold, Elliotte Rusty. IBM (2007). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#30449
HTML 4 has been around for nearly a decade now, and publishers seeking new techniques to provide enhanced functionality are being held back by the constraints of the language and browsers.
Hunt, Lachlan. List Apart, A (2007). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#32469
Can the alt Attribute Be Omitted Without Hurting Accessibility?
In the current editor’s draft of the HTML 5 specification, the alt attribute for images is no longer required. I am not convinced that this is a good idea.
Johansson, Roger. 456 Berea Street (2007). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>HTML5
#32501
It has become evident to me that some of my previous comments about HTML 5 and what is going on in the HTML Working Group are the result of misunderstanding and overreacting on my part. I no longer think things are quite as bad.
Johansson, Roger. 456 Berea Street (2007). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#32502
Tommy Olsson comments on the possibility of backwards compatibility and standardised error handling being bad for overall code quality.
Olsson, Tommy. 456 Berea Street (2007). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#32551
Improve Your Forms Using HTML 5!
HTML hasn't really been updated since HTML version 4 was released back in 1998. However, the WHATWG community has been working on HTML since 2004 and this will hopefully result in some much needed improvements. This article shows some of the new functionality of the proposed form chapter of HTML5: Web Forms 2.
Van Kesteren, Anne. Opera (2008). Articles>Web Design>Forms>HTML5
#32729
HTML, the Foundation of the Web
HTML is hot again. Some time ago the HTML5 promo machine got up to speed, causing a little mini-fuss. In a parallel universe, others are still putting a lot of time and effort into the development of xHTML2. This (public) renewal of interest in HTML caused plenty of discussion, revealing several blank spots in the general knowledge of HTML. This article will hopefully plug one of the most notorious holes shut.
Matthijs, Niels. Web Page Design for Designers (2008). Design>Web Design>HTML>HTML5
#33595
HTML 5, the W3C’s recently redoubled effort to shape the next generation of HTML, has, over the last year or so, taken on considerable momentum. It is an enormous project, covering not simply the structure of HTML, but also parsing models, error-handling models, the DOM, algorithms for resource fetching, media content, 2D drawing, data templating, security models, page loading models, client-side data storage, and more. There are also revisions to the structure, syntax, and semantics of HTML.
Allsopp, John. List Apart, A (2009). Articles>Web Design>Information Design>HTML5
#33940
Compatibility tables for features in HTML5, CSS3, SVG and other upcoming web technologies in the most popular web browsers.
Deveria (2009). Reference>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#34672
html5doctor is a collaboration between, Rich Clark, Bruce Lawson, Jack Osborne, Mike Robinson, Remy Sharp and Tom Leadbetter. The site came about following a HTML5 meetup after the Future of Web Design conference in London (2009). We decided that there wasn’t a resource that catered for the people who wished to find out more about implementing HTML5 and how to go about it, so we thought we’d better build one. We will publish articles relating to HTML5 and it’s semantics and how to use them, here and now.
#34673
The 'video' element is brand new in HTML 5 and allows you to, get this, play a movie in your website! The data of this element is supposed to be video but it might also have audio or images associated with it. Of course, this will only work in a few browsers: Safari 3.1+, Firefox 3.5+, and latest builds of Opera (oh, and potentially the next release of Chrome).
HTML 5 Doctor (2009). Articles>Web Design>Multimedia>HTML5
#34674
HTML 5 offers a new element to mark additional information that can enhance an article but isn’t necessarily key to understanding it. However, in the interpretation of 'aside' there lies confusion as to how it can be used, and with that there is demand for the Doctor to step up and clear the air. In this article I will look at what 'aside' was created for, including sample uses and how not to use this useful, misunderstood element.
HTML 5 Doctor (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#34675
Recently, we have seen a growing interest in HTML 5 and it’s adoption by web professionals. Within the HTML 5 specfication we can see that there have been a significant number of new tags added, one of these the
HTML 5 Doctor (2009). Articles>Web Design>HTML>HTML5
#34688
Yes, You Can Use HTML 5 Today!
The blogosphere was jerked into excitement when Google gave a sneak preview of its new service, Google Wave. Only the select few have an account, but there’s an 80-minute video about it on YouTube for the rest of us. The service is an HTML 5 app, and so HTML 5 has gone from being too far away to care about to today’s hot topic.
Lawson, Bruce. SitePoint (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#34689
Here at SitePoint, we have started thinking about HTML 5, and whether or not the time is right to publish a book about it. To help us decide, we asked a number of web luminaries what they thought. Their answers were both varied and interesting. Take a look and decide for yourself: is it time you started learning about HTML 5?
Yank, Kevin. SitePoint (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#34789
#35005
With the flurry of HTML5 tweets this past month, I felt it was somewhat easier to park some of them in a blog post. Retweeting was adding to the confusion for a non-HTML5 person like me.
STC AccessAbility SIG (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#35006
Misunderstanding Markup: XHTML 2/HTML 5 Comic Strip
Now that the development of XHTML 2 is discontinued, should we stick to XHTML 1.0 or move forward to HTML 5 or better prefer the old HTML 4? Let’s set things straight once and for all. In this post we are trying to clear up the confusion, explain what is what and describe what markup language you can use for your web-sites.
Colbow, Brad. Smashing (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#35050
Why is HTML Suddenly Interesting?
Today the HTML conversation is reborn. Standards development around HTML seems to actually have a chance of influencing user experience in the browser, and Microsoft itself is participating in the HTML 5 conversation despite still holding roughly two-thirds of the browser market. While Microsoft's market share is only slowly eroding, developer mindshare seems to have shifted decisively to the band of WHATWG upstarts, Microsoft's competitors.
St. Laurent, Simon. O'Reilly and Associates (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#35118
How to Draw with HTML 5 Canvas
Among the set of goodies in the HTML 5 specification is Canvas which is a way to programmatically draw using JavaScript. We’ll explore the ins and outs of Canvas in this article, demonstrating what is possible with examples and links.
Newman, Jamie. Carsonified (2009). Articles>Web Design>Graphic Design>HTML5
#35153
Why Apple is Betting on HTML 5: A Web History
To get an accurate picture of why HTML 5 matters and how its adoption will change the future of the web and software in general, you have to take a look at the squabbling drama of contention that HTML 5 is emerging from as industry rivals work to achieve a new level of consensus on how the web should work.
Dilger, Daniel Eran. AppleInsider (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
