Re: [g-a-devel] HTML5 inert subtrees

[Piñeiro <apinheiro igalia com>]

On 09/27/2013 06:03 PM, Alexander Surkov wrote:
> Hi.

Hi,

> HTML5 introduces inert subtrees [1] which are supposed to make a
> portion of the document inactive (not interactive for the user):
>
> "When a node or one of its ancestors is inert, then the user agent
> must act as if the element was absent for the purposes of targeting
> user interaction events, may ignore the node for the purposes of text
> search user interfaces (commonly known as "find in page"), and may
> prevent the user from selecting text in that node."

after a quick look, in my humble opinion, the definition of inert
subtrees is confusing. From the previous paragraph, as is intended to be
a element non interactive, or not relevant to the user, the obvious
solution would not expose it. You suggested this as one of the options.
But at the same time (as you also mentioned) it says "User agents should
allow the user to override the restrictions on search and text
selection, however.". So it seems that sometimes is not interactive and
some other times not. From that sentence I understand a kind of implicit
but not defined state. Or not. As I said for me is somewhat confusing
after just a quick skim.

In summary this seems a tricky question, and I personally would need
some time to read the definition and the w3c bugzilla. Taking into
account that is Friday afternoon, that will not happen today ;) If you
don't mind I will take a look to this next week.

Thanks for pinging us about this

BR

-- 
Alejandro Piñeiro Iglesias