spec/Overview.html 1.1710 2539 Add a note pointing out that buttons are

Add a note pointing out that buttons aren't submitted unless they
submitted the form. (whatwg r2539)

Status of this document
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1710.html#status-of-this-document
type
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1710.html#dom-button-type
A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1710.html#a-vocabulary-and-associated-apis-for-html-and-xhtml
value
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1710.html#attr-button-value
value
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1710.html#dom-button-value
Editor's Draft 17 December 2008
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1710.html#editor-s-draft-date-zzz-9-june-2008

http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.diff.html
http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/html5/spec/Overview.html?r1=1.1709&r2=1.1710&f=h
http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=2538&to=2539

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--- Overview.html 16 Dec 2008 23:43:44 -0000 1.1709
+++ Overview.html 17 Dec 2008 00:30:50 -0000 1.1710
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    <p><a href=http://www.w3.org/><img alt=W3C height=48 src=http://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_home width=72></a></p>
    <h1>HTML 5</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-date-zzz-9-june-2008><!-- "W3C Working Draft" --> Editor's Draft <!--ZZZ-->16 December 2008</h2>
+   <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id=editor-s-draft-date-zzz-9-june-2008><!-- "W3C Working Draft" --> Editor's Draft <!--ZZZ-->17 December 2008</h2>
    <dl><!-- ZZZ: update the month/day
     <dt>This Version:</dt>
     <dd><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-html5-20080610/">http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-html5-20080610/</a></dd>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
   specification's progress along the W3C Recommendation
   track.
   <!--ZZZ:-->
-  This specification is the 16 December 2008 <!--ZZZ "Working Draft"-->Editor's Draft.
+  This specification is the 17 December 2008 <!--ZZZ "Working Draft"-->Editor's Draft.
   <!--:ZZZ-->
   </p><!-- UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH TO BE REMOVED OR EDITED WITHOUT TALKING TO IAN FIRST --><!-- relationship to other work (required) --><p>This specification is also being produced by the <a href=http://www.whatwg.org/>WHATWG</a>. The two specifications are
   identical from the table of contents onwards.</p><!-- UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH TO BE REMOVED OR EDITED WITHOUT TALKING TO IAN FIRST --><!-- UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH TO BE REMOVED OR EDITED WITHOUT TALKING TO IAN FIRST --><!-- context and rationale (required) --><p>This specification is intended to replace (be a new version of)
@@ -22332,7 +22332,9 @@
   attribute must not be present unless the <code title=attr-fae-form><a href=#attr-fae-form>form</a></code> attribute is present. The
   element's <a href=#concept-fe-value title=concept-fe-value>value</a> is the value
   of the element's <code title=attr-button-value><a href=#attr-button-value>value</a></code>
-  attribute, if there is one, or the empty string otherwise.<p>The <dfn id=dom-button-value title=dom-button-value><code>value</code></dfn> and
+  attribute, if there is one, or the empty string otherwise.<p class=note>A button (and its value) is only included in the
+  form submission if the button itself was used to initiate the form
+  submission.<p>The <dfn id=dom-button-value title=dom-button-value><code>value</code></dfn> and
   <dfn id=dom-button-type title=dom-button-type><code>type</code></dfn> DOM attributes
   must <a href=#reflect>reflect</a> the respective content attributes of the
   same name.<p>The <code title=dom-cva-willValidate><a href=#dom-cva-willvalidate>willValidate</a></code>, <code title=dom-cva-validity><a href=#dom-cva-validity>validity</a></code>, and <code title=dom-cva-validationMessage><a href=#dom-cva-validationmessage>validationMessage</a></code>

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