Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group

It was formed in response to the slow development of web standards monitored by the W3C. The working group, however, does not mean to override the W3C, as the standards proposals created by the WHATWG are submitted to the W3C for approval or amendment. The working group also intends to work more closely with the W3C in future.

SPECIFICATIONS

As of year 2005, 3 specifications are being drafted:

Web Forms 2.0, which is targeted to the common needs of web authors.

Web Applications 1.0, which defines advanced widgets like RDF controls, menus and toolbars. These drafts are in active development. Web Forms 2 is nearing maturity; proposals are currently being discussed and specified for Web Applications 1.

Web Controls 1.0, which is intended to add functionality to JavaScript and CSS that aid the creation of custom widgets. However, this will be influenced by the design of XBL 2, and so will not be available in the near future.

These specifications, in contrast to W3C's XForms , are intended to work primarily on HTML , bringing what the supporters refer as "HTML5" (the specifications are also compatible with XHTML ). This is different from W3C's movement toward standards intended for all XML languages.

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