Wasn't that what flash/shockwave and similar stacks did back then?
I fully agree, having the web _describe_ what it wants, and the browser render it makes it so much more accessible at least.
I fully agree, having the web _describe_ what it wants, and the browser render it makes it so much more accessible at least.
You still see that now and then, with things like chat bubbles in 3D worlds maneuvering themselves to get clear of other chat bubbles and such as viewpoints change and characters move. But for more static general layout, no.
as you say though, self rendering pages would need an api to provide accessibility, and also html is much easier to grok than bytecodes (developer accessibility)
tradeoffs...