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From: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
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Subject: Re: simple error
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:04:52 +0100
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Jukka K. Korpela wrote:

> 2014-12-28, 22:44, Lahn wrote:
>> The HTML5 parsing algorithm at least, which I cited, states that if a
>> backtick (`) is parsed at this position, it constitutes a “Parse error”,
> 
> The issue was the use of the code
> 
> <td onclick='this.innerHTML = `X`;'>--</td>
> 
> which was stated to work in Firefox.

It was not clear what has been claimed.  The claim was:

| (`) might also work (it does in my firefox at least).

Which referred to:

| Use double quotes (") for one of the strings. 

Therefore, it is a fallacy to state that what you have assumed is the only 
possible valid interpretation.

That said, see my other followup for the proper explanation.

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