CVS html5/html-polyglot

Update of /sources/public/html5/html-polyglot
In directory roscoe:/tmp/cvs-serv26712

Modified Files:
	html-polyglot.html 
Log Message:
Edited SOTD description of polyglot and use case, per bug 22563

--- /sources/public/html5/html-polyglot/html-polyglot.html	2013/11/14 00:43:48	1.16
+++ /sources/public/html5/html-polyglot/html-polyglot.html	2014/01/07 21:41:00	1.17
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 <body>
 <section id="abstract">
     A document that uses <a title="polyglot markup">polyglot markup</a> is a document that is a stream of bytes that parses into identical document trees
-    (with some exceptions, as noted in the <a href="#introduction">Introduction</a>) when processed as HTML and when processed as XML.
-    Polyglot markup that meets a well-defined set of constraints is interpreted as compatible, regardless of whether they are processed as HTML or as XHTML, per the HTML5 specification.
+    (with some exceptions, as noted in the <a href="#introduction">Introduction</a>) when processed either as HTML or when processed as XML.
+    Polyglot markup that meets a well-defined set of constraints is interpreted as compatible, regardless of whether it is processed as HTML or as XHTML, per the HTML5 specification.
     Polyglot markup uses a specific DOCTYPE, namespace declarations, and a specific case—normally lower case but occasionally camel case—for element and attribute names.
     Polyglot markup uses lower case for certain attribute values.
     Further constraints include those on void elements, named entity references, and the use of scripts and style.
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@
 </section>
 <section id="sotd">
     <p>
-        This document summarizes design guidelines for authors who wish their XHTML or HTML documents to validate on both HTML and XML parsers.
-        This specification is intended to be used by web authors, particularly authors who want to serve receivers which may have either (but not both) XML or HTML parsers available.
-        This commonly arises in legacy systems and content syndication.
-        Polyglot is one of several transition mechanisms from legacy XML to HTML5 and this document serves to describe it accurately.
+        This specification summarizes design guidelines for authors who wish their XHTML or HTML documents to be conforming whether parsed as HTML or as XML. 
+        The document is intended to be useful to web authors, in particular those who want to serve receivers without concern for whether they have XML or HTML parsers available. 
+        Such concerns may, for instance, arise in content syndication or when receivers are on legacy systems. 
+        HTML polyglots <a href="http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/document-metadata.html#charset-0">facilitate migration to and from XHTML</a>, 
+        including transition from legacy XML to HTML5, and this document serves to accurately specify the requirements of a UTF-8 based profile for such documents.
     </p>
     <p>
         No recommendation is made in this document or by the W3C regarding whether or not to publish polyglot content.

Received on Tuesday, 7 January 2014 21:41:01 UTC