[Bug 11368] Missing Typographic Convention - Switch Construct

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=11368

Ian 'Hixie' Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|REOPENED                    |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX
         AssignedTo|ian@hixie.ch                |contributor@whatwg.org

--- Comment #7 from Ian 'Hixie' Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> 2011-05-05 21:51:58 UTC ---
> As for multiple interpretations, it is obvious to the most naive reader that
> both consequents may apply simultaneously, e.g., both of the following may be
> true:
> 
> * One byte in the range FE to FF
>     -> The whole sequence must be replaced by a single U+FFFD REPLACEMENT
> CHARACTER.
> * One byte in the range 80 to BF not preceded by a byte in the range 80 to FD
>     -> Each byte must be replaced with a U+FFFD REPLACEMENT CHARACTER.
> 
> In this case, which of the two consequents apply? You may say the first? Why is
> that? Why not the second? Since you have not bothered to explain this syntax,
> either interpretation is valid.

Yes, either is valid. They have exactly the same effect, so it doesn't matter.


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Status: Rejected
Change Description: no spec change
Rationale: If there are specific places in the spec that are ambiguous, I'm
happy to fix them, but relying on typographic conventions to define normative
behaviour is a non-starter and as such I don't see any value in defining this
particular typographic convention.

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Received on Thursday, 5 May 2011 21:52:01 UTC