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…emove the WF2 bit, since we're merging it in now.

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</span>Relationship to XHTML 1.x</a>

<li><a href="#relationship1"><span class=secno>1.4.3
</span>Relationship to XHTML2</a>
</span>Relationship to XHTML2 and XForms</a>

<li><a href="#relationship2"><span class=secno>1.4.4
</span>Relationship to Web Forms 2.0 and XForms</a>

<li><a href="#relationship3"><span class=secno>1.4.5
</span>Relationship to XUL, Flash, Silverlight, and other proprietary
UI languages</a>
</ul>
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those who do need such a mechanism are encouraged to continue using the
XHTML 1.1 line of specifications.

<h4 id=relationship1><span class=secno>1.4.3 </span>Relationship to XHTML2</h4>
<h4 id=relationship1><span class=secno>1.4.3 </span>Relationship to XHTML2
and XForms</h4>

<p><em>This section is non-normative.</em>

<p>XHTML2 <a href="#refsXHTML2">[XHTML2]</a> defines a new HTML vocabulary
with better features for hyperlinks, multimedia content, annotating
document edits, rich metadata, declarative interactive forms, and
describing the semantics of human literary works such as poems and
scientific papers.
<p>XHTML2 defines a new vocabulary with features for hyperlinks, multimedia
content, annotating document edits, rich metadata, declarative interactive
forms, and describing the semantics of human literary works such as poems
and scientific papers. <a href="#refsXHTML2">[XHTML2]</a>

<p>XForms similarly defines a new vocabulary with features for complex data
entry, such as tax forms or insurance forms.

<p>However, it lacks elements to express the semantics of many of the
non-document types of content often seen on the Web. For instance, forum
sites, auction sites, search engines, online shops, and the like, do not
fit the document metaphor well, and are not covered by XHTML2.
<p>However, XHTML2 and XForms lack features to express the semantics of
many of the non-document types of content often seen on the Web. For
instance, they are not well-suited for marking up forum sites, auction
sites, search engines, online shops, mapping applications, e-mail
applications, word processors, real-time strategy games, and the like.

<p><em>This</em> specification aims to extend HTML so that it is also
suitable in these contexts.

<p>XHTML2 and this specification use different namespaces and therefore can
both be implemented in the same XML processor.

<h4 id=relationship2><span class=secno>1.4.4 </span>Relationship to Web
Forms 2.0 and XForms</h4>

<p><em>This section is non-normative.</em>

<p>This specification will eventually supplant Web Forms 2.0. The current
Web Forms 2.0 draft can be considered part of this specification for the
time being; its features will eventually be merged into this
specification. <a href="#refsWF2">[WF2]</a>

<p>As it stands today, this specification is unrelated and orthognoal to
XForms. When the forms features defined in HTML4 and Web Forms 2.0 are
merged into this specification, then the relationship to XForms described
in the Web Forms 2.0 draft will apply to this specification. <a
href="#refsXForms">[XForms]</a>
<p>XHTML2, XForms, and this specification all use different namespaces and
therefore can all be implemented in the same XML processor.

<h4 id=relationship3><span class=secno>1.4.5 </span>Relationship to XUL,
<h4 id=relationship2><span class=secno>1.4.4 </span>Relationship to XUL,
Flash, Silverlight, and other proprietary UI languages</h4>

<p><em>This section is non-normative.</em>
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to continue using the XHTML 1.1 line of specifications.</p>


<h4>Relationship to XHTML2</h4>
<h4>Relationship to XHTML2 and XForms</h4>

<p><em>This section is non-normative.</em></p>

<p>XHTML2 <a href="#refsXHTML2">[XHTML2]</a> defines a new HTML
vocabulary with better features for hyperlinks, multimedia content,
annotating document edits, rich metadata, declarative interactive
forms, and describing the semantics of human literary works such as
poems and scientific papers.</p>
<p>XHTML2 defines a new vocabulary with features for hyperlinks,
multimedia content, annotating document edits, rich metadata,
declarative interactive forms, and describing the semantics of human
literary works such as poems and scientific papers. <a
href="#refsXHTML2">[XHTML2]</a></p>

<p>However, it lacks elements to express the semantics of many of
the non-document types of content often seen on the Web. For
instance, forum sites, auction sites, search engines, online shops,
and the like, do not fit the document metaphor well, and are not
covered by XHTML2.</p>
<p>XForms similarly defines a new vocabulary with features for
complex data entry, such as tax forms or insurance forms.</p>

<p>However, XHTML2 and XForms lack features to express the semantics
of many of the non-document types of content often seen on the
Web. For instance, they are not well-suited for marking up forum
sites, auction sites, search engines, online shops, mapping
applications, e-mail applications, word processors, real-time
strategy games, and the like.</p>

<p><em>This</em> specification aims to extend HTML so that it is
also suitable in these contexts.</p>

<p>XHTML2 and this specification use different namespaces and
therefore can both be implemented in the same XML processor.</p>


<h4>Relationship to Web Forms 2.0 and XForms</h4>

<p><em>This section is non-normative.</em></p>

<p>This specification will eventually supplant Web Forms 2.0. The
current Web Forms 2.0 draft can be considered part of this
specification for the time being; its features will eventually be
merged into this specification. <a href="#refsWF2">[WF2]</a></p>

<p>As it stands today, this specification is unrelated and
orthognoal to XForms. When the forms features defined in HTML4 and
Web Forms 2.0 are merged into this specification, then the
relationship to XForms described in the Web Forms 2.0 draft will
apply to this specification. <a href="#refsXForms">[XForms]</a></p>
<p>XHTML2, XForms, and this specification all use different
namespaces and therefore can all be implemented in the same XML
processor.</p>


<h4>Relationship to XUL, Flash, Silverlight, and other proprietary UI languages</h4>
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