On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 6:29 AM, Henri Sivonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The use cases for <var> probably aren't strong enough to warrant its > addition to HTML at this stage if it hadn't been in HTML already--you might > as well use <i>. However, given that <var> has already been in HTML for a > long time, it probably isn't harmful enough to make it non-conforming. > Actually, its main harm is the opportunity cost of the debates about when > it's appropriate to use it. :-/ > I agree making <var> non-conforming is inappropriate. Let me make a specific and concrete proposal. 4.6.14 should be changed to read as follows: The var element represents a variable. This could be an actual variable in a programming context, or it could be a term used as a placeholder in prose. Use of var in a mathematical context is deprecated in favor of MathML content markup. The example
