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HTML5 Will Incorporate High Definition Extensions

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 1, 2008

“High definition HTML is coming to a site near you–whether you
will see it is another matter. An addition to the HTML5 working
draft specification was approved by the World Wide Web Consortium
(W3C) working group over the weekend, including several new HTML
elements and attributes designed to support output on high
definition displays. But due to patent protection, open source Web
browsers may not be allowed to implement a significant portion of
the standard.

“The W3C’s HTML working group added the extension set to its
Second Public Working Draft of the spec, published Sunday…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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