> > With my current understanding of the problem, I think this should be > > removed from the specification or explicitly deprecated. The differences > > between released browser make the attribute unreliable for web authors. > > I could not find in the archives why designMode was added to the spec, I > > would be interested to the rationale behind this feature. > > designMode is needed for Web compat. If the spec doesn't match browsers, > please file spec bugs.
In the same manner, window.find() is largely deployed but did not make it to the spec. It seems a bit arbitrary to have designMode. cheers, Benjamin
