Re: 6.1: HTML5 makes the attribute "name" in hypertext anchors obsolete.

[Robert Weiner]

On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 10:43 AM, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> wrote:

> From: Robert Weiner <address@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 10:33:41 -0400
>
> As of Texinfo 6.1, HTML output is generating anchors like so:
>
> <a name="Smart-Keys"></a>
>
> The non-obsolete way of doing that now, compatible with HTML5 and prior versions is:
>
> <a id="Smart-Keys"></a>
>
> as HTML5 has made the name attribute obsolete.

Thanks, but how can this be done in Texinfo without breaking old
browsers?

​Lars might now how far back <a id=""> goes in terms of browser support, so I have copied him.  Have most browsers had this support for a long time?

Bob

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