OmniWeb 1.0's new HTML look-n-feel

[Christian Neuss]

Nothing against changing OmniWebs look and feel (this may be disputed
but is by no means a standardization issue), BUT:

Wil wrote:
> In addition, we've added some NetScape extensions.  Numbered lists
> can now   be numbered any of about a zillion different ways,
> horizontal rules can have   a specified thickness and width and
> alignment, explicit centering is now   possible, and isindex documents
> can specify a prompt.  We'll be adding more.
Some of NetScapes extensions are violating the HTML standard
(through not even being SGML). The creators of NetScape have been
flamed severely because of this, and have announced complying with
the upcoming standards (see the work of the W3O committee).

Please do not follow the microsoftesque approach Netscape has taken.
If we allow the balkanisation of HTML, we'll find NEXTSTEP and
OmniWeb in a dead end, since Microsofts NOT-QUITE-HTTP server
and NetScapes NOT-QUITE-HTML proprietary tools don't run under
NEXTSTEP. Re-implementing some of NetScapes extensions makes
sense if the market demands it, but don't do it blindly.

Puh-leeeeeze.
Chris
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