What exactly
is a "modern browser"? How "modern" is "modern"? Does
that include modern text-based browsers, such as ELinks? I doubt it!
What happens in a few years time, when "modern" browsers become able
to do far fancier tricks (and what's now "modern" will be
"older")?
And who is recommending this, and why? And if you're about to answer
that question, hold on to it for a bit; if we have to give an
explanation beyond the text that appears, we might as well just call
it "use this one".
It's explained in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texvc
Please read it first.
Thanks for the link, however, that simply says:
2. "moderate" - should work and look good in
reasonably modern browsers
How is "reasonably modern" any more explanatory than "modern"?
Admittedly, I was being slightly over-the-top with the "who and why?",
but I still think the label as it stands is complete non-information.
That's not to say, by the way, that the rendering principles and rules
involved are in any way questionable - their existence is a highly
creditable achievement. It's just the way they are then presented to
the user as preferences that needs 'tightening up', so that full use
can be made of the features.
--
Rowan Collins BSc
[IMSoP]