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<h1>HTML5</h1>
<h2 class="no-num no-toc" id="a-vocabulary-and-associated-apis-for-html-and-xhtml">A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML</h2>
- <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id="editor-s-draft-8-may-2011">Editor's Draft 8 May 2011</h2>
+ <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id="editor-s-draft-9-may-2011">Editor's Draft 9 May 2011</h2>
<dl><dt>Latest Published Version:</dt>
<dd><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/">http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/</a></dd>
<dt>Latest Editor's Draft:</dt>
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
Group</a> is the W3C working group responsible for this
specification's progress along the W3C Recommendation
track.
- This specification is the 8 May 2011 Editor's Draft.
+ This specification is the 9 May 2011 Editor's Draft.
</p><!-- UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH TO BE REMOVED OR EDITED WITHOUT TALKING TO IAN FIRST --><p>Work on this specification is also done at the <a href="http://www.whatwg.org/">WHATWG</a>. The W3C HTML working group
actively pursues convergence with the WHATWG, as required by the <a href="http://www.w3.org/2007/03/HTML-WG-charter">W3C HTML working
group charter</a>.</p><!-- UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH TO BE REMOVED OR EDITED WITHOUT TALKING TO IAN FIRST --><p>This document was produced by a group operating under the <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/">5
@@ -5164,7 +5164,7 @@
the empty string, a string consisting of only <a href="#space-character" title="space
character">space characters</a>, or is a media query that matches
the user's environment according to the definitions given in the
- Media Queries specification. <a href="#refsMQ">[MQ]</a><h3 id="urls"><span class="secno">2.6 </span>URLs</h3><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/56">ISSUE-56</a> (urls-webarch) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>This specification defines the term <a href="#url">URL</a>, and defines
+ Media Queries specification. <a href="#refsMQ">[MQ]</a><h3 id="urls"><span class="secno">2.6 </span>URLs</h3><p>This specification defines the term <a href="#url">URL</a>, and defines
various algorithms for dealing with URLs, because for historical
reasons the rules defined by the URI and IRI specifications are not
a complete description of what HTML user agents need to implement to
@@ -6157,7 +6157,7 @@
</div>
- <h4 id="content-type-sniffing"><span class="secno">2.7.3 </span>Determining the type of a resource</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/125">ISSUE-125</a> (charset-vs-quotes) blocks progress to Last Call</span></p>
+ <h4 id="content-type-sniffing"><span class="secno">2.7.3 </span>Determining the type of a resource</h4>
<p>The <dfn id="content-type" title="Content-Type">Content-Type metadata</dfn> of a
resource must be obtained and interpreted in a manner consistent
@@ -9426,7 +9426,7 @@
model on its own, but is also <a href="#phrasing-content">phrasing content</a>, and can
be <a href="#inter-element-whitespace">inter-element whitespace</a> (if the <a href="#text-node" title="text
node">text nodes</a> are empty or contain just <a href="#space-character" title="space
- character">space characters</a>).<h6 id="embedded-content-0"><span class="secno">3.2.5.1.6 </span>Embedded content</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/80">ISSUE-80</a> (title-alternative) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p><dfn id="embedded-content">Embedded content</dfn> is content that imports another
+ character">space characters</a>).<h6 id="embedded-content-0"><span class="secno">3.2.5.1.6 </span>Embedded content</h6><p><dfn id="embedded-content">Embedded content</dfn> is content that imports another
resource into the document, or content from another vocabulary that
is inserted into the document.</p><ul class="brief category-list"><li><code><a href="#the-audio-element">audio</a></code></li>
<li><code><a href="#the-canvas-element">canvas</a></code></li>
@@ -11852,7 +11852,7 @@
</dd>
- </dl><h5 id="other-metadata-names"><span class="secno">4.2.5.2 </span>Other metadata names</h5><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/27">ISSUE-27</a> (rel-ownership) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p><dfn id="concept-meta-extensions" title="concept-meta-extensions">Extensions to the predefined
+ </dl><h5 id="other-metadata-names"><span class="secno">4.2.5.2 </span>Other metadata names</h5><p><dfn id="concept-meta-extensions" title="concept-meta-extensions">Extensions to the predefined
set of metadata names</dfn> may be registered in the <a href="http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/MetaExtensions">WHATWG Wiki
MetaExtensions page</a>. <a href="#refsWHATWGWIKI">[WHATWGWIKI]</a><p>Anyone is free to edit the WHATWG Wiki MetaExtensions page at any
time to add a type. These new names must be specified with the
@@ -18899,7 +18899,7 @@
<p>He would play in the morning, he would play in the evening.</p>
</article></pre>
- </div><h5 id="alt"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1 </span>Requirements for providing text to act as an alternative for images</h5><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><h6 id="general-guidelines"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.1 </span>General guidelines</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>Except where otherwise specified, the <code title="attr-img-alt"><a href="#attr-img-alt">alt</a></code> attribute must be specified and its
+ </div><h5 id="alt"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1 </span>Requirements for providing text to act as an alternative for images</h5><h6 id="general-guidelines"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.1 </span>General guidelines</h6><p>Except where otherwise specified, the <code title="attr-img-alt"><a href="#attr-img-alt">alt</a></code> attribute must be specified and its
value must not be empty; the value must be an appropriate
replacement for the image. The specific requirements for the <code title="attr-img-alt"><a href="#attr-img-alt">alt</a></code> attribute depend on what the image
is intended to represent, as described in the following
@@ -18917,7 +18917,7 @@
about how you would read the page containing the image to someone
over the phone, without mentioning that there is an image
present. Whatever you say instead of the image is typically a good
- start for writing the alternative text.<h6 id="a-link-or-button-containing-nothing-but-the-image"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.2 </span>A link or button containing nothing but the image</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>When an <a href="#the-a-element">a</a> element that creates a
+ start for writing the alternative text.<h6 id="a-link-or-button-containing-nothing-but-the-image"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.2 </span>A link or button containing nothing but the image</h6><p>When an <a href="#the-a-element">a</a> element that creates a
<a href="#hyperlink">hyperlink</a>, or a <code><a href="#the-button-element">button</a></code> element, has no
textual content but contains one or more images, the <code title="attr-img-alt"><a href="#attr-img-alt">alt</a></code> attributes must contain text that
together convey the purpose of the link or button.<div class="example">
@@ -18956,7 +18956,7 @@
<pre><button name="rgb"><strong><img src="red" alt="sRGB profile"><img src="green" alt=""><img src="blue" alt=""></strong></button>
<button name="cmyk"><strong><img src="cyan" alt="CMYK profile"><img src="magenta" alt=""><img src="yellow" alt=""><img src="black" alt=""></strong></button></pre>
- </div><h6 id="a-phrase-or-paragraph-with-an-alternative-graphical-representation:-charts-diagrams-graphs-maps-illustrations"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.3 </span>A phrase or paragraph with an alternative graphical representation: charts, diagrams, graphs, maps, illustrations</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>Sometimes something can be more clearly stated in graphical
+ </div><h6 id="a-phrase-or-paragraph-with-an-alternative-graphical-representation:-charts-diagrams-graphs-maps-illustrations"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.3 </span>A phrase or paragraph with an alternative graphical representation: charts, diagrams, graphs, maps, illustrations</h6><p>Sometimes something can be more clearly stated in graphical
form, for example as a flowchart, a diagram, a graph, or a simple
map showing directions. In such cases, an image can be given using
the <code><a href="#the-img-element">img</a></code> element, but the lesser textual version must
@@ -19018,7 +19018,7 @@
<code><a href="#the-figcaption-element">figcaption</a></code> element of a <code><a href="#the-figure-element">figure</a></code> with this
image).</p>
- </div><h6 id="a-short-phrase-or-label-with-an-alternative-graphical-representation:-icons-logos"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.4 </span>A short phrase or label with an alternative graphical representation: icons, logos</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>A document can contain information in iconic form. The icon is
+ </div><h6 id="a-short-phrase-or-label-with-an-alternative-graphical-representation:-icons-logos"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.4 </span>A short phrase or label with an alternative graphical representation: icons, logos</h6><p>A document can contain information in iconic form. The icon is
intended to help users of visual browsers to recognize features at
a glance.<p>In some cases, the icon is supplemental to a text label
conveying the same meaning. In those cases, the <code title="attr-img-alt"><a href="#attr-img-alt">alt</a></code> attribute must be present but must
@@ -19124,7 +19124,7 @@
the text flows seamlessly into the surrounding text, as if the
image had never been there in the first place.</p>
- </div><h6 id="text-that-has-been-rendered-to-a-graphic-for-typographical-effect"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.5 </span>Text that has been rendered to a graphic for typographical effect</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>Sometimes, an image just consists of text, and the purpose of the
+ </div><h6 id="text-that-has-been-rendered-to-a-graphic-for-typographical-effect"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.5 </span>Text that has been rendered to a graphic for typographical effect</h6><p>Sometimes, an image just consists of text, and the purpose of the
image is not to highlight the actual typographic effects used to
render the text, but just to convey the text itself.<p>In such cases, the <code title="attr-img-alt"><a href="#attr-img-alt">alt</a></code>
attribute must be present but must consist of the same text as
@@ -19138,7 +19138,7 @@
<pre><h1><strong><img src="earthdayheading.png" alt="Earth Day"></strong></h1></pre>
- </div><h6 id="a-graphical-representation-of-some-of-the-surrounding-text"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.6 </span>A graphical representation of some of the surrounding text</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>In many cases, the image is actually just supplementary, and
+ </div><h6 id="a-graphical-representation-of-some-of-the-surrounding-text"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.6 </span>A graphical representation of some of the surrounding text</h6><p>In many cases, the image is actually just supplementary, and
its presence merely reinforces the surrounding text. In these
cases, the <code title="attr-img-alt"><a href="#attr-img-alt">alt</a></code> attribute must be
present but its value must be the empty string.<p>In general, an image falls into this category if removing the
@@ -19208,7 +19208,7 @@
Standards mode, and about 9% triggered the Standards mode.</p>
<strong><p><img src="rendering-mode-pie-chart.png" alt=""></p></strong></pre>
- </div><h6 id="a-purely-decorative-image-that-doesn-t-add-any-information"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.7 </span>A purely decorative image that doesn't add any information</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>If an image is decorative but isn't especially page-specific
+ </div><h6 id="a-purely-decorative-image-that-doesn-t-add-any-information"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.7 </span>A purely decorative image that doesn't add any information</h6><p>If an image is decorative but isn't especially page-specific
— for example an image that forms part of a site-wide design
scheme — the image should be specified in the site's CSS, not
in the markup of the document.</p><p>Exceptions to this rule, in cases where CSS cannot be used to
@@ -19216,7 +19216,7 @@
Techniques for providing useful text alternatives. <a href="#refsHTMLALTTECHS">[HTMLALTTECHS]</a>
Authors are also encouraged to consult the Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines 2.0 for more detailed information and acceptable
- techniques. <a href="#refsWCAG">[WCAG]</a></p><h6 id="a-group-of-images-that-form-a-single-larger-picture-with-no-links"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.8 </span>A group of images that form a single larger picture with no links</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>When a picture has been sliced into smaller image files that are
+ techniques. <a href="#refsWCAG">[WCAG]</a></p><h6 id="a-group-of-images-that-form-a-single-larger-picture-with-no-links"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.8 </span>A group of images that form a single larger picture with no links</h6><p>When a picture has been sliced into smaller image files that are
then displayed together to form the complete picture again, one of
the images must have its <code title="attr-img-alt"><a href="#attr-img-alt">alt</a></code>
attribute set as per the relevant rules that would be appropriate
@@ -19245,7 +19245,7 @@
><img src="1" alt=""><img src="1" alt=""><img src="0" alt=""
><img src="0" alt=""></strong></meter></p></pre>
- </div><h6 id="a-group-of-images-that-form-a-single-larger-picture-with-links"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.9 </span>A group of images that form a single larger picture with links</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>Generally, <a href="#image-map" title="image map">image maps</a> should be
+ </div><h6 id="a-group-of-images-that-form-a-single-larger-picture-with-links"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.9 </span>A group of images that form a single larger picture with links</h6><p>Generally, <a href="#image-map" title="image map">image maps</a> should be
used instead of slicing an image for links.<p>However, if an image is indeed sliced and any of the components
of the sliced picture are the sole contents of links, then one image
per link must have alternative text in its <code title="attr-img-alt"><a href="#attr-img-alt">alt</a></code> attribute representing the purpose
@@ -19263,7 +19263,7 @@
><img src="fsm-middle.png" alt=""
><a href="?go=right"><img src="fsm-right.png" alt="Right side."></a></p></strong></pre>
- </div><h6 id="a-key-part-of-the-content"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.10 </span>A key part of the content</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>In some cases, the image is a critical part of the
+ </div><h6 id="a-key-part-of-the-content"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.10 </span>A key part of the content</h6><p>In some cases, the image is a critical part of the
content. This could be the case, for instance, on a page that is
part of a photo gallery. The image is the whole <em>point</em> of
the page containing it.<p>How to provide alternative text for an image that is a key part
@@ -19523,7 +19523,7 @@
</dd>
- </dl><h6 id="an-image-not-intended-for-the-user"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.11 </span>An image not intended for the user</h6><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31">ISSUE-31</a> (alt-conformance-requirements) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>Generally authors should avoid using <code><a href="#the-img-element">img</a></code> elements
+ </dl><h6 id="an-image-not-intended-for-the-user"><span class="secno">4.8.1.1.11 </span>An image not intended for the user</h6><p>Generally authors should avoid using <code><a href="#the-img-element">img</a></code> elements
for purposes other than showing images.<p>If an <code><a href="#the-img-element">img</a></code> element is being used for purposes other
than showing an image, e.g. as part of a service to count page
views, then the <code title="attr-img-alt"><a href="#attr-img-alt">alt</a></code> attribute must
@@ -22063,7 +22063,7 @@
</div><p class="note">There are two ways to specify a <a href="#media-resource">media
resource</a>, the <code title="attr-media-src"><a href="#attr-media-src">src</a></code>
attribute, or <code><a href="#the-source-element">source</a></code> elements. The attribute overrides
- the elements.<h5 id="mime-types"><span class="secno">4.8.10.3 </span>MIME types</h5><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/145">ISSUE-145</a> (codecs-vs-octet) blocks progress to Last Call</span><p>A <a href="#media-resource">media resource</a> can be described in terms of its
+ the elements.<h5 id="mime-types"><span class="secno">4.8.10.3 </span>MIME types</h5><p>A <a href="#media-resource">media resource</a> can be described in terms of its
<em>type</em>, specifically a <a href="#mime-type">MIME type</a>, in some cases
with a <code title="">codecs</code> parameter. (Whether the <code title="">codecs</code> parameter is allowed or not depends on the
MIME type.) <a href="#refsRFC4281">[RFC4281]</a><p>Types are usually somewhat incomplete descriptions; for example
@@ -28018,7 +28018,7 @@
for <code><a href="#the-video-element">video</a></code> the IDL attributes are <code>unsigned
long</code>.</p>
- </div><h3 id="tabular-data"><span class="secno">4.9 </span>Tabular data</h3><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/32">ISSUE-32</a> (table-summary) blocks progress to Last Call</span><h4 id="the-table-element"><span class="secno">4.9.1 </span>The <dfn><code>table</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/92">ISSUE-92</a> (cleanuptable) and <a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/130">ISSUE-130</a> (table-layout) block progress to Last Call</span><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
+ </div><h3 id="tabular-data"><span class="secno">4.9 </span>Tabular data</h3><h4 id="the-table-element"><span class="secno">4.9.1 </span>The <dfn><code>table</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
<dd><a href="#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
<dt>Contexts in which this element can be used:</dt>
<dd>Where <a href="#flow-content">flow content</a> is expected.</dd>
@@ -71355,7 +71355,7 @@
- </dl><h2 class="no-num" id="acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</h2><p class="XXX annotation"><span><a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/139">ISSUE-139</a> (ack-microdata) blocks progress to Last Call</span></p><!-- ACKS --><p>Thanks to Tim Berners-Lee for inventing HTML, without which none
+ </dl><h2 class="no-num" id="acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</h2><!-- ACKS --><p>Thanks to Tim Berners-Lee for inventing HTML, without which none
of this would exist.<p>Thanks to
Aankhen,
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