[Bug 21294] possible fix needed in <figure> specification?

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=21294

steve faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from steve faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> yesterday i was very tired when i submitted this bug...
> i will try to explain myself better
> 
> it is not clear (even in the newest specs) if <figure> creates an
> independent flow, since it is a sectioning root, relative to the whole
> document or relative to the closest ancestor sectioning element
> 
> on whatwg.org:
> 
> > The element can thus be used to annotate illustrations, diagrams, photos, code
> > listings, etc, that are referred to from the main content of the document, but
> > that could, without affecting the flow of the document [...]
> 
> the word "document" made me confused. because it seems that <figure> will be
> always related to the main document section (<body>) independently by where
> it is placed
> 
> is a correction needed here then? is <figure> relative to the main section
> <body> or to the closest ancestor sectioning element?
> 
> also..
> 
> > [...] be moved away from that primary content e.g. to the side of the page,
> > to dedicated pages, or to an appendix.
> 
> ...that made me even more confused. i understood what the editor was saying
> here but i think it's a bad example and in my "newbie" opinion should be
> removed or fixed, 
> 
> because it is better to say instead
> "to the side of the page but within the section/document"
> "to an appendix but within the section/document"
> and it is better to not say at all "to dedicated pages" because
> it creates confusion
> 
> hoping to be helpful :)
> (i'm sorry for my poor english)

Hi Georgio

The HTML 5.1 Spec and the WHATWG spec differ on definition of the figure
element.

you can review the HTML 5.1 Spec text here:

http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/grouping-content.html#the-figure-element

The HTML 5.1 spec uses the WHATWG spec as a major proposal source, as you are
commenting on the whatwg spec I will leave this for the whatwg editor to answer
and then we will review to decide if any proposed change from the whatwg will
be accesptable for addition to HTML 5.1.

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