fix: modernize HTML sample snippet#304818
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Update the built-in HTML sample snippet to follow current web standards and reduce unnecessary boilerplate: - Add lang attribute to <html> tag as first tab stop (W3C recommended) - Remove outdated IE compatibility meta tag (IE is no longer supported) - Remove unnecessary type='text/css' and media='screen' from <link> (default values in HTML5) - Remove <script> tag (modern templates often handle scripts differently) - Move viewport meta before title (following common convention) Fixes microsoft#272331
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What kind of change does this PR introduce?
Enhancement / Polish
What is the current behavior?
The built-in
HTML samplesnippet (triggered by typinghtmlin an empty HTML file) contains outdated elements:langattribute on<html>tag (W3C recommends always specifying)<meta http-equiv='X-UA-Compatible' content='IE=edge'>(IE is no longer supported)<link>tag has unnecessarytype='text/css'andmedia='screen'attributes (these are default values in HTML5)<script>tag in<head>(modern practices often defer scripts or handle them differently)Closes #272331
What is the new behavior?
The snippet now produces a cleaner, modern HTML5 template:
Tab stops:
langattribute value (endefault)Additional context
The maintainer (@aeschli) explicitly welcomed a PR for this change: "A pull request is welcome, please change it as you think it is the most useful."
Changes are minimal and focused on removing outdated patterns while adding the commonly expected
langattribute.