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I had no idea epub allowed js in the spec. My reactionary opinion on this is negative. Why do we need this? What reason is there to have js in epub when we alr

I had no idea epub allowed js in the spec. My reactionary opinion on this is negative. Why do we need this? What reason is there to have js in epub when we already have js in html? What distinction will there be between html and epub if they are both just document formats that can also execute js?

tjogin 15y ago
So the good thing about ePub was that it was less capable than HTML, and now they've made ePub worse by making it better?
- MatthewPhillips 15y ago
  Possibly, like I said it was my reactionary opinion. However being limited by design can be a good thing.
mofle 15y ago
JavaScript isn't in the current ePub 2.0 spec. Though it is suggested in the 3.0 draft. Like Apple extended ePub 2.0 with audio/video support, they seem to either support it or not prevent it.
- smackfu 15y ago
  Does the standard even really matter, since the content is wrapped in DRM anyways and can only be played in the eBooks app?
  - glhaynes 15y ago
    It does to producers, who often target multiple ebook platforms.