Comments on: XHTML and HTML5 Compliant Flash – Stop Using Embed and Invalid XHTML/HTML5 http://www.logon2.com.au/blog/archive/web-design/xhtml-and-html5-compliant-flash-stop-using-embed-and-invalid-xhtmlhtml5/ Better use of the web for everybody Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:58:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: yes http://www.logon2.com.au/blog/archive/web-design/xhtml-and-html5-compliant-flash-stop-using-embed-and-invalid-xhtmlhtml5/comment-page-1/#comment-50757 yes Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:54:12 +0000 http://www.logon2.com.au/blog/?p=162#comment-50757 It may sound ridiculous to replace img with object, but how do you embed svg? Aren't they images? It may sound ridiculous to replace img with object, but how do you embed svg?
Aren’t they images?

]]> By: yes http://www.logon2.com.au/blog/archive/web-design/xhtml-and-html5-compliant-flash-stop-using-embed-and-invalid-xhtmlhtml5/comment-page-1/#comment-50756 yes Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:52:47 +0000 http://www.logon2.com.au/blog/?p=162#comment-50756 It's because html5 adapts to current usage. It's stupid to have two that are the same, (like having s and strike) Applet is not allowed, but embed somehow is. Actually, img can be replaced with object as well. The current recommended method for Flash is swfobject. It’s because html5 adapts to current usage.
It’s stupid to have two that are the same, (like having s and strike)
Applet is not allowed, but embed somehow is.
Actually, img can be replaced with object as well.

The current recommended method for Flash is swfobject.

]]> By: Tim http://www.logon2.com.au/blog/archive/web-design/xhtml-and-html5-compliant-flash-stop-using-embed-and-invalid-xhtmlhtml5/comment-page-1/#comment-49711 Tim Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:46 +0000 http://www.logon2.com.au/blog/?p=162#comment-49711 @L Blaney: Seems legit. Can't find where I read that embed wasn't HTML5 compliant - probably because it's not written anywhere. Thanks, Will fact-check more thoroughly next time. Rather, I will actually fact check next time. @L Blaney:
Seems legit. Can’t find where I read that embed wasn’t HTML5 compliant – probably because it’s not written anywhere.

Thanks,
Will fact-check more thoroughly next time. Rather, I will actually fact check next time.

]]> By: L Blaney http://www.logon2.com.au/blog/archive/web-design/xhtml-and-html5-compliant-flash-stop-using-embed-and-invalid-xhtmlhtml5/comment-page-1/#comment-49644 L Blaney Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:54:37 +0000 http://www.logon2.com.au/blog/?p=162#comment-49644 Actually, the tag is now valid in html5 http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/text-level-semantics.html#the-embed-element Though really and are the way forward. Actually, the tag is now valid in html5
http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/text-level-semantics.html#the-embed-element
Though really and are the way forward.

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