Added an issue: https://github.com/w3c/webcomponents/issues/280
On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 4:48 PM, anatoly techtonik <techto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Arthur, > > What is not clear in my previous mail? The non-mystic syntax is included > there at the top. > > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Arthur Barstow <art.bars...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Anatoly, >> >> Perhaps it would be helpful if you expanded on specific issues with the >> HTML Imports syntax, either on this list or using an Issue < >> https://github.com/w3c/webcomponents/labels/html-imports>. >> >> -Regards, ArtB >> >> On 7/14/15 3:32 AM, anatoly techtonik wrote: >> >>> 7 years ago the request to add <body> was blocked [1] >>> >>> <body> >>> <include src = "header.html"/> >>> <content>HTML5 body includes are unreadable</content> >>> </body> >>> >>> The reason was that parser has to block while the document >>> is loading. Is that still actual for 2015? >>> >>> From the user experience standpoint I find the barrier for >>> structuring HTML5 pages too high for newcomers. The simple >>> include could greatly help people to work with HTML5 more >>> easily and learn how to make their markup more readable. >>> Custom elements are awesome when you're a coder, but no >>> so awesome when you're just a journalist of designer. >>> >>> Even as experienced non-JS coder I find the current syntax >>> for includes mystic and daunting [2]. The paradox is that for >>> HTML5 includes it is not possible to know about HTML alone >>> - need a good knowledge of CSS selectors, DOM and >>> JavaScript to read the website. >>> >>> 1. >>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6875404/why-does-html5-not-include-a-way-of-loading-local-html-into-the-document >>> 2. >>> http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/webcomponents/imports/#usingcontent >>> >>> Please, CC. >>> -- >>> anatoly t. >>> >> >> > > > -- > anatoly t. > -- anatoly t.