[Bug 9268] Why can’t we just reuse the <caption> element and describe its meaning according to context? (i.e., spec gives directions for “caption in table” and “caption in figure” contexts.) Semantically, both fulfill the same purpose. And even if there from bugzilla@wiggum.w3.org on 2010-03-18 (public-html-bugzilla@w3.org from March 2010)

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http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=9268


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--- Comment #1 from Ms2ger <Ms2ger@gmail.com>  2010-03-18 20:17:46 ---
Legacy parsing constraints. It would be impossible to use the figure element
inside a table.


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