RE: SVG12: Confusing SVGLoad bubbling behavior note

Hi Björn,

> From: Bjoern Hoehrmann

> http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-SVGMobile12-20051207/interact.htm
> l has a note
> 
>   A SVGLoad event must be dispatched only to the element to
>   which the event applies; it must not be dispatched to its ancestors.
>   For example, if an 'image' element and its parent 'g' element both
>   have event listeners for SVGLoad events, when the 'image' element
>   has been loaded, only its event listener will be invoked. (The 'g'
>   element's event listener will indeed get invoked, but the invocation
>   will happen when the 'g' itself has been loaded.)
> 
> This seems to be just a very confusing way to say that the 
> SVGLoad event does not bubble. Please replace this statement 
> with a simple statement that the SVGLoad event does not 
> bubble or simple remove the statement entirely (it's 
> redundant with the definition of the load event in the DOM 
> Level 3 Events specification, except that the text above 
> suggests the event won't be dispatched to the Document which 
> it would per DOM Level 3 Events, which is another problem).

Your suggestion makes good sense.  A concise statement to the effect that this event does not bubble will be added at the beginning of the paragraph.

Scott
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Received on Thursday, 23 February 2006 16:53:12 UTC