- From: Ian Hickson via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:37:00 +0000
- To: public-html-commits@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/html5/spec
In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv2942
Modified Files:
Overview.html
Log Message:
Tighten up the definition and use of the terms 'preferred name' and 'preferred MIME name'. (whatwg r3943)
Index: Overview.html
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RCS file: /sources/public/html5/spec/Overview.html,v
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--- Overview.html 21 Sep 2009 23:29:54 -0000 1.3104
+++ Overview.html 21 Sep 2009 23:36:57 -0000 1.3105
@@ -1702,7 +1702,10 @@
interacting with external content intended for <a href="#plugin" title="plugin">plugins</a>. When third-party software is run with
the same privileges as the user agent itself, vulnerabilities in the
third-party software become as dangerous as those in the user
- agent.<h4 id="character-encodings"><span class="secno">2.1.6 </span>Character encodings</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Working draft</i><p>An <dfn id="ascii-compatible-character-encoding">ASCII-compatible character encoding</dfn> is a
+ agent.<h4 id="character-encodings"><span class="secno">2.1.6 </span>Character encodings</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Working draft</i><p>The <dfn id="preferred-mime-name">preferred MIME name</dfn> of a character encoding is the
+ name or alias labeled as "preferred MIME name" in the IANA
+ <cite>Character Sets</cite> registry, if there is one, or the
+ encoding's name, if none of the aliases are so labeled. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a><p>An <dfn id="ascii-compatible-character-encoding">ASCII-compatible character encoding</dfn> is a
single-byte or variable-length encoding in which the bytes 0x09,
0x0A, 0x0C, 0x0D, 0x20 - 0x22, 0x26, 0x27, 0x2C - 0x3F, 0x41 - 0x5A,
and 0x61 - 0x7A<!-- is that list ok? do any character sets we want
@@ -6282,22 +6285,22 @@
loading affect this value, as does the <code title="dom-document-charset"><a href="#dom-document-charset">charset</a></code> setter. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a></p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-document-charset" title="dom-document-charset"><code>charset</code></dfn>
- IDL attribute must, on getting, return the preferred MIME name of
- the <a href="#document-s-character-encoding">document's character encoding</a>. On setting, if the
- new value is an IANA-registered alias for a character encoding
- supported by the user agent, the <a href="#document-s-character-encoding">document's character
- encoding</a> must be set to that character encoding. (Otherwise,
- nothing happens.)</p>
+ IDL attribute must, on getting, return the <a href="#preferred-mime-name">preferred MIME
+ name</a> of the <a href="#document-s-character-encoding">document's character encoding</a>. On
+ setting, if the new value is an IANA-registered alias for a
+ character encoding supported by the user agent, the <a href="#document-s-character-encoding">document's
+ character encoding</a> must be set to that character
+ encoding. (Otherwise, nothing happens.)</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-document-characterset" title="dom-document-characterSet"><code>characterSet</code></dfn>
- IDL attribute must, on getting, return the preferred MIME name of
- the <a href="#document-s-character-encoding">document's character encoding</a>.</p>
+ IDL attribute must, on getting, return the <a href="#preferred-mime-name">preferred MIME
+ name</a> of the <a href="#document-s-character-encoding">document's character encoding</a>.</p>
<p>The <dfn id="dom-document-defaultcharset" title="dom-document-defaultCharset"><code>defaultCharset</code></dfn>
- IDL attribute must, on getting, return the preferred MIME name of a
- character encoding, possibly the user's default encoding, or an
- encoding associated with the user's current geographical location,
- or any arbitrary encoding name.</p>
+ IDL attribute must, on getting, return the <a href="#preferred-mime-name">preferred MIME
+ name</a> of a character encoding, possibly the user's default
+ encoding, or an encoding associated with the user's current
+ geographical location, or any arbitrary encoding name.</p>
<hr></div><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">document</var> . <code title="dom-document-readyState"><a href="#dom-document-readystate">readyState</a></code></dt>
<dd>
@@ -10176,7 +10179,7 @@
character encoding used to serialize the file.</li>
<li>The value must be a valid character encoding name, and must be
- the preferred name for that encoding. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a></li>
+ the <a href="#preferred-mime-name">preferred MIME name</a> for that encoding. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a></li>
<li>The character encoding declaration must be serialized without
the use of <a href="#syntax-charref" title="syntax-charref">character references</a>
@@ -10547,10 +10550,10 @@
attribute gives the character encoding of the external script
resource. The attribute must not be specified if the <code title="attr-script-src"><a href="#attr-script-src">src</a></code> attribute is not present. If the
attribute is set, its value must be a valid character encoding name,
- must be the preferred name for that encoding, and must match the
- encoding given in the <code title="">charset</code> parameter of the
- <a href="#content-type" title="Content-Type">Content-Type metadata</a> of the
- external file, if any. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a><p>The <dfn id="attr-script-async" title="attr-script-async"><code>async</code></dfn> and
+ must be the <a href="#preferred-mime-name">preferred MIME name</a> for that encoding, and
+ must match the encoding given in the <code title="">charset</code>
+ parameter of the <a href="#content-type" title="Content-Type">Content-Type
+ metadata</a> of the external file, if any. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a><p>The <dfn id="attr-script-async" title="attr-script-async"><code>async</code></dfn> and
<dfn id="attr-script-defer" title="attr-script-defer"><code>defer</code></dfn> attributes
are <a href="#boolean-attribute" title="boolean attribute">boolean attributes</a> that
indicate how the script should be executed.<p>There are three possible modes that can be selected using these
@@ -26973,8 +26976,8 @@
attribute gives the character encodings that are to be used for the
submission. If specified, the value must be an <a href="#ordered-set-of-unique-space-separated-tokens">ordered set of
unique space-separated tokens</a>, and each token must be the
- preferred name of an <a href="#ascii-compatible-character-encoding">ASCII-compatible character
- encoding</a>. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a><p>The <dfn id="attr-form-name" title="attr-form-name"><code>name</code></dfn> attribute
+ <a href="#preferred-mime-name">preferred MIME name</a> of an <a href="#ascii-compatible-character-encoding">ASCII-compatible
+ character encoding</a>. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a><p>The <dfn id="attr-form-name" title="attr-form-name"><code>name</code></dfn> attribute
represents the <code><a href="#the-form-element">form</a></code>'s name within the <code title="dom-document-forms"><a href="#dom-document-forms">forms</a></code> collection. The value must
not be the empty string, and the value must be unique amongst the
<code><a href="#the-form-element">form</a></code> elements in the <code title="dom-document-forms"><a href="#dom-document-forms">forms</a></code> collection that it is in, if
@@ -34632,8 +34635,8 @@
</li>
- <li><p>Let <var title="">charset</var> be the preferred MIME name
- of the selected character encoding.</li>
+ <li><p>Let <var title="">charset</var> be the <a href="#preferred-mime-name">preferred MIME
+ name</a> of the selected character encoding.</li>
<li><p>If the entry's name is "<code title="">_charset_</code>" and
its type is "<code title="">hidden</code>", replace its value with
@@ -34745,8 +34748,8 @@
</li>
- <li><p>Let <var title="">charset</var> be the preferred MIME name
- of the selected character encoding.</li>
+ <li><p>Let <var title="">charset</var> be the <a href="#preferred-mime-name">preferred MIME
+ name</a> of the selected character encoding.</li>
<li><p>If the entry's name is "<code title="">_charset_</code>" and
its type is "<code title="">hidden</code>", replace its value with
@@ -55999,10 +56002,10 @@
<p class="note">It is not unusual for Web browsers to support dozens
if not upwards of a hundred distinct character encodings.</p>
- <p>User agents must support the preferred MIME name of every
- character encoding they support that has a preferred MIME name, and
- should support all the IANA-registered aliases of every character
- encoding they support. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a></p>
+ <p>User agents must support the <a href="#preferred-mime-name">preferred MIME name</a> of
+ every character encoding they support, and should support all the
+ IANA-registered names and aliases of every character encoding they
+ support. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a></p>
<p>When comparing a string specifying a character encoding with the
name or alias of a character encoding to determine if they are
@@ -68477,8 +68480,8 @@
declaration">character encoding declarations</a> in the
document. The parameter's value must be the name of the
character encoding used to serialize the file, must be a valid
- character encoding name, and must be the preferred name for that
- encoding. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a></p>
+ character encoding name, and must be the <a href="#preferred-mime-name">preferred MIME
+ name</a> for that encoding. <a href="#refsIANACHARSET">[IANACHARSET]</a></p>
</dd>
</dl></dd>
<dt>Encoding considerations:</dt>
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