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Re: DOM 0 Reference

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Matt McDonald wrote:

> As many of you know, the DOM 0 API is quite severely lacking
> in up-to-date documentation.

It is not; it only does not bear the title "DOM 0 API Documentation".

> I've spent the past few weeks sifting through archived Netscape
> documentation while documenting and annotating the parts that have
> been standardised. The result[0] is a "reference" for the DOM 0 API.

The parts of DOM Level 0 that have been standardized are part of W3C DOM 
Level 2 HTML, and the HTML5 WD (and related WDs).  I am not convinced at all 
that a DOM 0 API reference is needed anymore.  What is needed, though, is 
up-to-date compatibility and compliance information as standards need to be 
implemented for them to become relevant in everyday programming.

> I've also organised the properties into categories with short
> descriptions. One example would be the "Reflective Properties"
> section, which illuminates developers on the various types
> of "reflection" that can take place between HTML attributes
> and DOM properties.
> 
> The reference is still a work-in-progress, so any critique is
> welcome.
> 
> [0]: http://www.fortybelow.ca/Articles/DOM-0-Reference/

Instead of starting something completely new, it would be better to build on 
existing efforts, such as 
<https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM_Client_Object_Cross-Reference>.  You 
might also have noticed that I have a DOM Support Matrix in the queue, much 
like the ECMAScript Support Matrix (which will be updated first).


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DOM 0 Reference Matt McDonald <matt@fortybelow.ca> - 2012-07-08 12:56 -0600
  Re: DOM 0 Reference Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-07-09 03:04 +0200
    Re: DOM 0 Reference Matt McDonald <matt@fortybelow.ca> - 2012-07-08 20:18 -0600
      Re: DOM 0 Reference Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-07-09 16:28 +0200
        Re: DOM 0 Reference Matt McDonald <matt@fortybelow.ca> - 2012-07-09 12:08 -0600
          Re: DOM 0 Reference Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-07-09 22:24 +0200
        Re: DOM 0 Reference Dr J R Stockton <reply1228@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-07-10 23:25 +0100
  Re: DOM 0 Reference Dr J R Stockton <reply1228@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-07-09 20:20 +0100
    Re: DOM 0 Reference Matt McDonald <matt@fortybelow.ca> - 2012-07-09 20:40 -0600
      Re: DOM 0 Reference Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-07-10 10:26 +0200
      Re: DOM 0 Reference Dr J R Stockton <reply1228@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-07-11 20:52 +0100
        Re: DOM 0 Reference Matt McDonald <matt@fortybelow.ca> - 2012-07-11 19:38 -0600
          Re: DOM 0 Reference Dr J R Stockton <reply1228@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-07-13 21:01 +0100

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