[Bug 25501] 3.2.4.1 missing discussion of 'empty' content model

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=25501

--- Comment #2 from Michael[tm] Smith <mike@w3.org> ---
(In reply to Karl Groves from comment #0)
> Some elements, such as AREA[1] are described as having an 'empty' content
> model. However, the section (3.2.4.1) which discusses the types of content
> models does not include 'empty' as one of the types. In fact, AREA is
> described under 'Flow' content, as are other elements which are void.

That's because the area element is itself flow content, right? Which is
completely different from what its own individual content model is.

In other words, section 3.2.4.1 doesn't categorize elements according to what
their own individual content models are; instead it categorizes them according
to what kind of content the elements themselves are.

So we can't add a subsection to 3.2.4.1 that categorizes elements that are
empty content. It wouldn't make sense because no element is empty content. The
only thing that's empty content is "nothing".

In fact the definition of 'empty' as a category of content is pretty much "the
category that includes nothing" or "that includes no content" (no elements, no
text).

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Received on Wednesday, 30 April 2014 14:03:56 UTC