[Bug 14522] Why does <table> have <caption> but <figure> have <figcaption> ? They can both just use <caption> instead! Gets rid of unnecessary superfluous elements that just introduce additional complexity.

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=14522

Simon Pieters <simonp@opera.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX

--- Comment #1 from Simon Pieters <simonp@opera.com> 2011-10-20 10:12:01 UTC ---
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Status: Rejected
Change Description: no spec change
Rationale: <caption> has parsing constraints such that you wouldn't be able to
use <figure> inside a table if it used <caption>. There was a WG decision on
the name "figcaption".

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Received on Thursday, 20 October 2011 10:12:03 UTC