In A-Frame 1.4.1, if you use a local file you get this error message pointing to the 0.5.0 docs:
A-Frame:error This HTML file is currently being served via the file:// protocol. Assets, textures, and models WILL NOT WORK due to cross-origin policy! Please use a local or hosted server: https://aframe.io/docs/0.5.0/introduction/getting-started.html#using-a-local-server.
Would do a pull request, busy for now, so just documenting here.