- From: Ian Hickson <py8ieh@bath.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 23:33:42 +0100 (BST)
- To: Chris Wilson <cwilso@microsoft.com>
- cc: "'www-style'" <www-style@w3.org>
On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Chris Wilson wrote: > The root element of a HTML document may be the <HTML> element, > according to SGML. However, Gordon's question was referring to the > root display node - and there is no explicit requirement that HTML > be that root display node codified in any particular specification > that I know of. Section 4.3.2: # [...] the root of the document tree (e.g., "HTML" in HTML) [...] Section 9.1.2: # The root of the document tree generates a box that serves as the # initial containing block for subsequent layout. -- Ian Hickson : Is your JavaScript ready for Nav5 and IE5? : Get the latest JavaScript client sniffer at : http://developer.netscape.com/docs/examples/javascript/browser_type.html
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