- From: Ian Hickson via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:24:09 +0000
- To: public-html-commits@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/html5/spec
In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv31422
Modified Files:
Overview.html
Log Message:
Tweak examples for <sub>/<sup> to be less specific about the semantics of <sub> with <var>. (whatwg r3638)
Index: Overview.html
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to be used in the name of the LaTeX document preparation system. In
general, authors should use these elements only if the
<em>absence</em> of those elements would change the meaning of the
- content.<p>When the <code><a href="#the-sub-and-sup-elements">sub</a></code> element is used inside a
- <code><a href="#the-var-element">var</a></code> element, it represents the subscript that
- identifies the variable in a family of variables.<div class="example">
- <pre><p>The coordinate of the <var>i</var>th point is
-(<var>x<sub><var>i</var></sub></var>, <var>y<sub><var>i</var></sub></var>).
-For example, the 10th point has coordinate
-(<var>x<sub>10</sub></var>, <var>y<sub>10</sub></var>).</p></pre>
- </div><p>In certain languages, superscripts are part of the typographical
+ content.<p>In certain languages, superscripts are part of the typographical
conventions for some abbreviations.<div class="example">
<pre><p>The most beautiful women are
<span lang="fr"><abbr>M<sup>lle</sup></abbr> Gwendoline</span> and
<span lang="fr"><abbr>M<sup>me</sup></abbr> Denise</span>.</p></pre>
+ </div><p>The <code><a href="#the-sub-and-sup-elements">sub</a></code> element can be used inside a
+ <code><a href="#the-var-element">var</a></code> element, for variables that have subscripts.<div class="example">
+
+ <p>Here, the <code><a href="#the-sub-and-sup-elements">sub</a></code> element is used to represents the
+ subscript that identifies the variable in a family of
+ variables:</p>
+
+ <pre><p>The coordinate of the <var>i</var>th point is
+(<var>x<sub><var>i</var></sub></var>, <var>y<sub><var>i</var></sub></var>).
+For example, the 10th point has coordinate
+(<var>x<sub>10</sub></var>, <var>y<sub>10</sub></var>).</p></pre>
</div><p>Mathematical expressions often use subscripts and superscripts.
Authors are encouraged to use MathML for marking up mathematics, but
authors may opt to use <code><a href="#the-sub-and-sup-elements">sub</a></code> and <code><a href="#the-sub-and-sup-elements">sup</a></code> if
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