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Re: Scope on TD

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From: Joshue O Connor
Date: May 20, 2011 5:27AM

On 20/05/2011 05:25, Jukka K. Korpela wrote:
> Current HTML5 drafts also declare the ABBR and AXIS attributes on TD and TH elements and the
> SUMMARY attribute on TABLE element as obsolete [...]

Actually its obsolete but conforming. I liken this state to being fired
from your job but given a desk in a darkened basement so you can take
care of vermin after midnight. [1]

Cheers

Josh

[1]
http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/obsolete.html#obsolete-but-conforming-features




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