The Status of HTML

• html 1.3: The first stable version, incorporated into early CERN and NCSA browsers.
• html 2.0: Defined principally by the capabilities of NCSA Mosaic 2.4. Partial implementation of what was html+
• html 3.0: Support for
  • auto-sizing tables,
  • text wrap-around for images
  • local client based hot-spot image mapping,
  • overlaying multiple images and image scaling (compositional graphics)
  • multiple submit buttons for forms
  • Other character sets
  • background texture.
  • Rationalise "bad" html constructs. Version 3.0 compatible browsers may not support "bad" html.
    • For example, <P> must have a </P> to be valid (rarely done currently)
    • <LI> should have a </LI> but again rarely done
• html 3.1: Support for equation setting.
• html 3.2: Features still being discussed, including potentially chemistry.
• Compatibility with Braille SGML dtps and support for text-to-speech conversion.
• Continued support for line mode only browsers such as Lynx.