That’s right. It’s official. The web’s next API is round the corner and it’s so ahead-of-its-time that a version number was skipped!
HTML5 was a misunderstood creature. To some deluded souls it was the very embodiment of a new universal revolution: The Rounder Corner & Drop Shadow movement. To others, it was the name given to every thing web-related in 2012. Even your microwave was powered by HTML5.
Well, these people were wrong. HTML5 didn’t live up to all that. Its APIs were diverse and technically sound but wildly insufficient for the real world.
And so we have deliberated thusly: a new wonder of technical achievement is born from the wreckage of misused technical initialisms: HTML7.
What does it do?
Well, by embedding a webkit instance in every consumer product we have created a truly ubiquitous API. So, you can now control the following devices via HTML7’s new DOM interface:
- Your lawnmower
- Your microwave
- Your TV
- Your alarm system
- Your space shuttle
- Your protoss mothership
Welcome to the truly abstracted universe… where even WebKit is run in an instance of WebKit!
And don’t worry, there will only be one language to worry about: LatteDartScript.
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Can’t wait to see it!
My favourite part of the HTML7 spec (now that CSS is part of HTML) is the -html7 CSS prefix which automatically renders everything like WebKit. It’s not standardised yet so you need the vendor prefixes (and don’t forget about non-webkit support for the webkit prefixes):
-webkit-html7-transition: all;
-moz-webkit-html7-transition: all;
-ms-webkit-html7-transition: all;
-o-webkit-html7-transition: all;
-moz-html7-transition: all;
-ms-html7-transition: all;
-o-html7-transition: all;
-html7-transition: all;
-webkit-transition: all;
-moz-transition: all;
-ms-transition: all;
-o-transition: all;
transition: all;
Or what about prefixed elements? And of course, you can’t duplicate elements so you need to use conditional comments…
<!--[if -webkit-html7]> <-webkit-html7-header> <h2>Some title</h2> </-webkit-html7-header> <![endif]--> <!--[if -moz-html7]> <-moz-html7-header> <h2>Some Title</h2> </-moz-html7-header> <![endif]--> <!-- and so on -->I never upgraded from laser disc. Can I still use html7 on my laser disc player?
Things coming up very fast ! Heard a lot of praise about HTML5. Before people could really get into it, there is new version 🙁
Too late.. Html7 is not nessecary:
http://badassjs.com/post/20294238453/webkit-js-yes-it-has-finally-happened-browser
From a reliable source I have heard that the doctype will be greatly simplyfied, so that any developer as bright as a monkey can remember it well:
(that’s right, nothing)
Really good news for all Web Developers. I am exited to see that.
Brilliant! I do hope it comes with more semantic tags like HTML5’s , , , etc.
(no end tag since inane ramblings never end)
Brilliant! I do hope it comes with more semantic tags like HTML5’s article, nav, aside, etc.
D’oh! HTML7 doesn’t seem to like me or my comments.
That’s it! I’m moving back to XHTML!
Nice! Ill be waiting till we can use HTML7
Desperately Waiting for new and upgraded HTML7
Wow! That sounds truly amazing can’t wait for exploring that.
And the best thing is HTML 7 can do rounded edges in 3D!!!
Not sure what to believe. The information source you provide leads to some domains like html7.com/net/org. The post on your source says that these domains are already taken. But they are not. Everybody can take a closer look and check this.
Why this rumor?
Yeah, I heard that HTML7 was even capable of making you a cup of tea and some jam on toast! Can’t wait for the awesome new features 🙂