HTML Techniques-03
1.1.2 The ADDRESS element
This element can be used to provide information about the creator of the
page.
1.1.3 The META element
Checkpoints in this section:
- 7.4 Until user agents provide the ability to stop the
refresh, do not create periodically auto-refreshing pages. [Priority 2]
, - 7.5 Until user agents provide the ability to stop
auto-redirect, do not use markup to redirect pages automatically. Instead,
configure the server to perform redirects. [Priority 2] .
This element can specify metadata for a document including keywords, and
information about the author. Please refer to the section on automatic page
refresh for information on why META should not be used to
redirect or auto-refresh pages.
The following are deprecated HTML examples. The first
changes the user's page at page at regular intervals. Content developers should
not use this technique to simulate "push" technology.
Developers cannot predict how much time a user will require to read a page;
premature refresh can disorient users. Content developers should avoid periodic
refresh and allow users to choose when they want the latest information.
Deprecated example.
<META http-equiv="refresh" content="60"> <BODY> <P>...Information... </BODY>
End example.
The following HTML example (using the META element) forwards the user from
one page to another after a timeout. However, users should not
redirect users with this markup since is non-standard, it disorients users, and
it can disrupt a browser's history of visited pages.
Deprecated example.
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Don't use this!</TITLE>
<META http-equiv="refresh" content="5;
http://www.example.com/newpage">
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<P>If your browser supports Refresh,
you'll be transported to our
<A href="http://www.example.com/newpage">new site</A>
in 5 seconds, otherwise, select the link manually.
</BODY>
End example.
