Re: Javascript mime type

I'd say text/javascript or application/javascript is the right answer.
Omitting it feels pretty wrong though.

--tim

On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Sjur Moshagen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> In the file '$FORREST_HOME/main/webapp/resources.xmap' there's the following match:
>
>       <map:match pattern="**skin/**.js">
>         <map:read src="{lm:skin.js.{2}}" mime-type="application/x-javascript" />
>       </map:match>
>
> x-javascript looks kind of strange and old. This is what wikipedia has to say about javascript mime type (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_media_type):
>
> «• application/javascript: ECMAScript/JavaScript; Defined in RFC 4329 (equivalent to application/ecmascript but with looser processing rules) It is not accepted in IE 8 or earlier - text/javascript is accepted but it is defined as obsolete in RFC 4329. The "type" attribute of the <script> tag inHTML5 is optional. In practice, ***omitting the media type of JavaScript programs is the most interoperable solution,*** since all browsers have always assumed the correct default even before HTML5.»
>
> (my emphasis)
>
> If there are no objections, I will just remove the mime type from that (and similar) match(es).
>
> Sjur
>