--- Matthew Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's all about ease of authoring. If you were new to HTML, would you > want to do this... > > | <object data="TheEarth.mpeg" type="video/ogg-theora"></object> > > ...Or this... > > | <video src="TheEarth.mpeg"></video> > > Do you know the MIME type for Ogg Theora? I don't. I made it up. If > the MIME type on the object listed doesn't say "video" in it, would you > even know if the <object> element was for a video???
The type attribute for object elements is optional if the data attribute is present. That's not new either - it was also specified that way in HTML 4.01. Some browsers have not been compliant about it, but people will probably be able to use an object element without a type attribute without worry before they're able to use a video element without worry. There's several good reasons for introducing a video element, but I don't consider easier markup to be one of them.
