HTML Limitations
HTML 4.0 / CSS 2.0 have limitations:
- Difficulties in introducing new elements
- Time-consuming standardisation process (<ABBREV>)
- Dictated by browser vendor (<BLINK>, <MARQUEE>)
- Area may be inappropriate for standarisation:
- Covers specialist area (maths, music, ...)
- Application-specific (<STUD-NUM>)
- HTML is a display (output) not storage format
- HTML's lack of arbitrary structure limits functionality:
- Find all memos copied to John Smith
- How many unique tracks on Jackson Browne CDs