- From: Ian Hickson via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:03:20 +0000
- To: public-html-commits@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/html5/spec In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv9600 Modified Files: Overview.html Log Message: Tweak <article> for clarity. (whatwg r3876) Index: Overview.html =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/public/html5/spec/Overview.html,v retrieving revision 1.3040 retrieving revision 1.3041 diff -u -d -r1.3040 -r1.3041 --- Overview.html 16 Sep 2009 10:39:35 -0000 1.3040 +++ Overview.html 16 Sep 2009 11:03:17 -0000 1.3041 @@ -11389,7 +11389,10 @@ is a thematic grouping of content, typically with a heading.<p class="example">Examples of sections would be chapters, the various tabbed pages in a tabbed dialog box, or the numbered sections of a thesis. A Web site's home page could be split into - sections for an introduction, news items, contact information.<p class="note">The <code><a href="#the-section-element">section</a></code> element is not a generic + sections for an introduction, news items, contact information.<p class="note">Authors are encouraged to use the + <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element instead of the <code><a href="#the-section-element">section</a></code> + element when it would make sense to syndicate the contents of the + element.<p class="note">The <code><a href="#the-section-element">section</a></code> element is not a generic container element. When an element is needed for styling purposes or as a convenience for scripting, authors are encouraged to use the <code><a href="#the-div-element">div</a></code> element instead. A general rule is that the @@ -11558,12 +11561,11 @@ </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element <a href="#represents">represents</a> a component of a page that consists of a self-contained composition that forms an independent part of a document, page, application, or - site. This could be a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, a - Web log entry, a user-submitted comment, an interactive widget, or - any other independent item of content.<p>An <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element is "independent" in the sense - that its contents could stand alone, for example in syndication, or - as a interchangeable component on a user-configurable portal - page.<p>When <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> elements are nested, the inner + site and that is intended to be independently distributable or + reusable, e.g. in syndication. This could be a forum post, a + magazine or newspaper article, a Web log entry, a user-submitted + comment, an interactive widget or gadget, or any other independent + item of content.<p>When <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> elements are nested, the inner <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> elements represent articles that are in principle related to the contents of the outer article. For instance, a Web log entry on a site that accepts user-submitted
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