- From: Ian Hickson via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:06:03 +0000
- To: public-html-commits@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/html5/spec
In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv2112
Modified Files:
Overview.html
Log Message:
Drop the 'applies to section' concept. (whatwg r3417)
Index: Overview.html
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RCS file: /sources/public/html5/spec/Overview.html,v
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@@ -10509,11 +10509,7 @@
even when <a href="#concept-n-script" title="concept-n-script">scripting is enabled</a>
for the element.</p>
- </div><h3 id="sections"><span class="secno">4.4 </span>Sections</h3><p id="applyToSection">Some elements, for example
- <code><a href="#the-address-element">address</a></code> elements, are scoped to their nearest ancestor
- <a href="#sectioning-content-0">sectioning content</a>. For such elements <var title="">x</var>, the elements that apply to a <a href="#sectioning-content-0">sectioning
- content</a> element <var title="">e</var> are all the <var title="">x</var> elements whose nearest <a href="#sectioning-content-0">sectioning
- content</a> ancestor is <var title="">e</var>.<h4 id="the-body-element"><span class="secno">4.4.1 </span>The <dfn><code>body</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
+ </div><h3 id="sections"><span class="secno">4.4 </span>Sections</h3><h4 id="the-body-element"><span class="secno">4.4.1 </span>The <dfn><code>body</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
<dd><a href="#sectioning-root">Sectioning root</a>.</dd>
<dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
<dd>As the second element in an <code><a href="#the-html-element">html</a></code> element.</dd>
@@ -10784,11 +10780,8 @@
independent part of a document, page, or site. This could be a forum
post, a magazine or newspaper article, a Web log entry, a
user-submitted comment, or any other independent item of
- content.<p class="note">An <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element is "independent" in
- that its contents could stand alone, for example in syndication.
- However, the element is still associated with its ancestors; for
- instance, contact information that <a href="#applyToSection">applies</a> to a parent <code><a href="#the-body-element">body</a></code>
- element still covers the <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> as well.<p>When <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> elements are nested, the inner
+ content.<p>An <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element is "independent" in the sense
+ that its contents could stand alone, for example in syndication.<p>When <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> elements are nested, the inner
<code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> elements represent articles that are in
principle related to the contents of the outer article. For
instance, a Web log entry on a site that accepts user-submitted
@@ -11036,12 +11029,11 @@
<dt>DOM interface:</dt>
<dd>Uses <code><a href="#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a></code>.</dd>
</dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-footer-element">footer</a></code> element <a href="#represents">represents</a> a footer
- for the section it <a href="#applyToSection">applies</a> to. A
- footer typically contains information about its section such as who
- wrote it, links to related documents, copyright data, and the
- like.<p>Contact information for the section to which the
- <code><a href="#the-footer-element">footer</a></code> element <a href="#applyToSection">applies</a>
- should be marked up using the <code><a href="#the-address-element">address</a></code> element.<p>Footers don't necessarily have to appear at the end of a section,
+ for its nearest ancestor <a href="#sectioning-content-0">sectioning content</a>. A footer
+ typically contains information about its section such as who wrote
+ it, links to related documents, copyright data, and the like.<p class="note">Contact information belongs in an
+ <code><a href="#the-address-element">address</a></code> element, possibly itself inside a
+ <code><a href="#the-footer-element">footer</a></code>.<p>Footers don't necessarily have to appear at the end of a section,
though they usually do.<p>The <code><a href="#the-footer-element">footer</a></code> element is inappropriate for containing
entire sections. For appendices, indexes, long colophons, verbose
license agreements, and other such content which needs sectioning
@@ -11083,7 +11075,7 @@
<dd>Uses <code><a href="#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a></code>.</dd>
</dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-address-element">address</a></code> element <a href="#represents">represents</a> the
contact information for its nearest <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> or
- <code><a href="#the-body-element">body</a></code> element ancestor. IF that is <a href="#the-body-element-0">the body
+ <code><a href="#the-body-element">body</a></code> element ancestor. If that is <a href="#the-body-element-0">the body
element</a>, then the contact information applies to the document
as a whole.<div class="example">
<p>For example, a page at the W3C Web site related to HTML might
@@ -39136,8 +39128,8 @@
<li>
<p>If the element is, or is a descendant of, an
- <code><a href="#the-address-element">address</a></code> element that <a href="#applyToSection">applies</a> to <a href="#the-body-element-0">the
- <code>body</code> element</a>, and the <a href="#concept-item" title="concept-item">item</a> has the type <code title="md-vcard"><a href="#md-vcard">vcard</a></code>, generate the following
+ <code><a href="#the-address-element">address</a></code> element that has no <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code>
+ element ancestors, and the <a href="#concept-item" title="concept-item">item</a> has the type <code title="md-vcard"><a href="#md-vcard">vcard</a></code>, generate the following
triple:</p>
<dl class="triple"><dt>subject <dd> <a href="#the-document-s-current-address">the document's current address</a>
@@ -39964,8 +39956,8 @@
<li>
<p>For each element <var title="">candidate</var> that is, or is a
- descendant of, an <code><a href="#the-address-element">address</a></code> element that <a href="#applyToSection">applies</a> to <a href="#the-body-element-0">the <code>body</code>
- element</a>, and that is an <a href="#concept-item" title="concept-item">item</a> that has the type <code title="md-vcard"><a href="#md-vcard">vcard</a></code>, if there is a property <var title="">property</var> named <code title="md-vcard-fn"><a href="#md-vcard-fn">fn</a></code>
+ descendant of, an <code><a href="#the-address-element">address</a></code> element that has no
+ <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element ancestors, and that is an <a href="#concept-item" title="concept-item">item</a> that has the type <code title="md-vcard"><a href="#md-vcard">vcard</a></code>, if there is a property <var title="">property</var> named <code title="md-vcard-fn"><a href="#md-vcard-fn">fn</a></code>
whose <a href="#concept-item-corresponding" title="concept-item-corresponding">corresponding
item</a> is <var title="">candidate</var>, and the <a href="#concept-property-value" title="concept-property-value">value</a> of <var title="">property</var> is not an <a href="#concept-item" title="concept-item">item</a>, then append an <code title="">author</code> element in the <a href="#atom-namespace">Atom namespace</a>
to the root element of <var title="">R</var> whose contents is a
@@ -40171,7 +40163,8 @@
<li>
<p>For each element <var title="">candidate</var> that is, or is
- a descendant of, an <code><a href="#the-address-element">address</a></code> element that <a href="#applyToSection">applies</a> to <var title="">article</var>, and that is an <a href="#concept-item" title="concept-item">item</a> that has the type <code title="md-vcard"><a href="#md-vcard">vcard</a></code>, if there is a property <var title="">property</var> named <code title="md-vcard-fn"><a href="#md-vcard-fn">fn</a></code> whose <a href="#concept-item-corresponding" title="concept-item-corresponding">corresponding item</a> is
+ a descendant of, an <code><a href="#the-address-element">address</a></code> element whose nearest
+ <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element ancestor is <var title="">article</var>, and that is an <a href="#concept-item" title="concept-item">item</a> that has the type <code title="md-vcard"><a href="#md-vcard">vcard</a></code>, if there is a property <var title="">property</var> named <code title="md-vcard-fn"><a href="#md-vcard-fn">fn</a></code> whose <a href="#concept-item-corresponding" title="concept-item-corresponding">corresponding item</a> is
<var title="">candidate</var>, and the <a href="#concept-property-value" title="concept-property-value">value</a> of <var title="">property</var> is not an <a href="#concept-item" title="concept-item">item</a>, then append an <code title="">author</code> element in the <a href="#atom-namespace">Atom
namespace</a> to <var title="">E</var> whose contents is a
text node with its data set to the <a href="#concept-property-value" title="concept-property-value">value</a> of <var title="">property</var>.</p>
@@ -47370,7 +47363,9 @@
used with <code><a href="#the-link-element">link</a></code>, <code><a href="#the-a-element">a</a></code>, and <code><a href="#the-area-element">area</a></code>
elements. For <code><a href="#the-link-element">link</a></code> elements, it creates a <a href="#hyperlink-link" title="hyperlink link">hyperlink</a>.<p>For <code><a href="#the-a-element">a</a></code> and <code><a href="#the-area-element">area</a></code> elements, the <code title="rel-author"><a href="#link-type-author">author</a></code> keyword indicates that the
referenced document provides further information about the author of
- the section that the element defining the hyperlink <a href="#applyToSection">applies</a> to.<p>For <code><a href="#the-link-element">link</a></code> elements, the <code title="rel-author"><a href="#link-type-author">author</a></code> keyword indicates that the
+ the nearest <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element ancestor of the element
+ defining the hyperlink, if there is one, or of the page as a whole,
+ otherwise.<p>For <code><a href="#the-link-element">link</a></code> elements, the <code title="rel-author"><a href="#link-type-author">author</a></code> keyword indicates that the
referenced document provides further information about the author
for the page as a whole.<p class="note">The "referenced document" can be, and often is, a
<code title="">mailto:</code> URL giving the e-mail address of the
@@ -47422,8 +47417,9 @@
<p>For <code>a</code> and <code>area</code> elements, the <code
title="rel-contact">contact</code> keyword indicates that the
referenced document provides further contact information for the
- section that the element defining the hyperlink <a
- href="#applyToSection">applies</a> to.</p>
+ author of the nearest <code>article</code> element ancestor of the
+ element defining the hyperlink, if there is one, or of the page as a
+ whole, otherwise.</p>
<div class="impl">
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