spec/Overview.html 1.1658 2487 Remove the association of <cite> and <bl

Remove the association of <cite> and <blockquote>/<q>. (credit: sk)
(whatwg r2487)

Index
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3.3 Elements
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1658.html#elements
4.6.3 The cite element
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1658.html#the-cite-element
4.6.4 The em element
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1658.html#the-em-element
cite
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1658.html#attr-blockquote-cite
4.5.7 The ol element
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1658.html#the-ol-element
cite
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1658.html#attr-q-cite
cite
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.1658.html#dom-quote-cite

http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.diff.html
http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/html5/spec/Overview.html?r1=1.1657&r2=1.1658&f=h
http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=2486&to=2487

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diff -u -d -r1.1657 -r1.1658
--- Overview.html 30 Nov 2008 08:32:45 -0000 1.1657
+++ Overview.html 30 Nov 2008 10:07:35 -0000 1.1658
@@ -5044,7 +5044,7 @@
    <p>For example, the following document is non-conforming, despite
    being syntactically correct:</p>
 
-   <pre>&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;
+   <pre class=bad>&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;
 &lt;html lang="en-GB"&gt;
  &lt;head&gt; &lt;title&gt; Demonstration &lt;/title&gt; &lt;/head&gt;
  &lt;body&gt;
@@ -9110,19 +9110,23 @@
   <dfn id=attr-blockquote-cite title=attr-blockquote-cite><code>cite</code></dfn>
   attribute.<p>If the <code title=attr-blockquote-cite><a href=#attr-blockquote-cite>cite</a></code> attribute
   is present, it must be a <a href=#valid-url>valid URL</a>. User agents should
-  allow users to follow such citation links.<p>If a <code><a href=#the-blockquote-element>blockquote</a></code> element is <a href=#preceded-or-followed>preceded or
-  followed</a> by a single <a href=#paragraph>paragraph</a> that contains a
-  single <code><a href=#the-cite-element>cite</a></code> element and that is itself not
-  <a href=#preceded-or-followed>preceded or followed</a> by another <code><a href=#the-blockquote-element>blockquote</a></code>
-  element and does not itself have a <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element
-  descendant, then, the title of the work given by that
-  <code><a href=#the-cite-element>cite</a></code> element gives the source of the quotation
-  contained in the <code><a href=#the-blockquote-element>blockquote</a></code> element.<p>The <dfn id=dom-quote-cite title=dom-quote-cite><code>cite</code></dfn> DOM
+  allow users to follow such citation links.<p>The <dfn id=dom-quote-cite title=dom-quote-cite><code>cite</code></dfn> DOM
   attribute must <a href=#reflect>reflect</a> the element's <code title="">cite</code> content attribute.
 
   <p class=note>The best way to represent a conversation is not with
   the <code><a href=#the-cite-element>cite</a></code> and <code><a href=#the-blockquote-element>blockquote</a></code> elements, but with
-  the <code><a href=#the-dialog-element>dialog</a></code> element.<h4 id=the-ol-element><span class=secno>4.5.7 </span>The <dfn><code>ol</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class=element><dt>Categories</dt>
+  the <code><a href=#the-dialog-element>dialog</a></code> element.<div class=example>
+
+   <p>This next example shows the use of <code><a href=#the-cite-element>cite</a></code> alongside
+   <code><a href=#the-blockquote-element>blockquote</a></code>:</p>
+
+   <pre>&lt;p&gt;His next piece was the aptly named &lt;cite&gt;Sonnet 130&lt;/cite&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;blockquote cite="http://quotes.example.org/s/sonnet130.html"&gt;
+  &lt;p&gt;My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun,&lt;br&gt;
+  Coral is far more red, than her lips red,&lt;br&gt;
+  ...</pre>
+
+  </div><h4 id=the-ol-element><span class=secno>4.5.7 </span>The <dfn><code>ol</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class=element><dt>Categories</dt>
    <dd><a href=#flow-content-0>Flow content</a>.</dd>
    <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
    <dd>Where <a href=#flow-content-0>flow content</a> is expected.</dd>
@@ -9645,12 +9649,7 @@
   to use the <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element for marking up sarcastic
   statements.<p>The use of <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> elements to mark up quotations is
   entirely optional; using explicit quotation punctuation without
-  <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> elements is just as correct.<p>If a <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element is contained (directly or indirectly)
-  in a <a href=#paragraph>paragraph</a> that contains a single <code><a href=#the-cite-element>cite</a></code>
-  element and has no other <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> element descendants, then,
-  the title of the work given by that <code><a href=#the-cite-element>cite</a></code> element gives
-  the source of the quotation contained in the <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code>
-  element.<div class=example>
+  <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> elements is just as correct.<div class=example>
 
    <p>Here is a simple example of the use of the <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code>
    element:</p>
@@ -9796,19 +9795,6 @@
    <pre>&lt;p&gt;And then &lt;b&gt;Ian&lt;/b&gt; said &lt;q&gt;this might be right, in a
 gossip column, maybe!&lt;/q&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</pre>
 
-  </div><p class=note>The <code><a href=#the-cite-element>cite</a></code> element can apply to
-  <code><a href=#the-blockquote-element>blockquote</a></code> and <code><a href=#the-q-element>q</a></code> elements in certain cases
-  described in the definitions of those elements.<div class=example>
-
-   <p>This next example shows the use of <code><a href=#the-cite-element>cite</a></code> alongside
-   <code><a href=#the-blockquote-element>blockquote</a></code>:</p>
-
-   <pre>&lt;p&gt;His next piece was the aptly named &lt;cite&gt;Sonnet 130&lt;/cite&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;blockquote&gt;
-  &lt;p&gt;My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun,&lt;br&gt;
-  Coral is far more red, than her lips red,
-  ...</pre>
-
   </div><h4 id=the-em-element><span class=secno>4.6.4 </span>The <dfn><code>em</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class=element><dt>Categories</dt>
    <dd><a href=#phrasing-content-0>Phrasing content</a>.</dd>
    <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
@@ -44188,15 +44174,16 @@
   Moonka, Ralf Stoltze, Ralph Giles, Raphael Champeimont, Rene
   Saarsoo, Richard Ishida, Rimantas Liubertas, Robert Blaut, Robert
   O'Callahan, Robert Sayre, Roman Ivanov, Ryan King, S. Mike Dierken,
-  Sam Ruby, Sam Weinig, Scott Hess, Sean Knapp, Shaun Inman, Silvia
-  Pfeiffer, Simon Pieters, Stefan Haustein, Steffen Meschkat, Stephen
-  Ma, Steve Faulkner, Steve Runyon, Steven Garrity, Stewart Brodie,
-  Stuart Parmenter, Sunava Dutta, Tantek &Ccedil;elik, Terrence Wood,
-  Thomas Broyer, Thomas O'Connor, Tim Altman, Tim Johansson, Travis
-  Leithead, Tyler Close, Vladimir Vuki&#263;evi&#263;, Wakaba,
-  Wayne Pollock, Wellington Fernando de Macedo, William Swanson,
-  Wolfram Kriesing, Yi-An Huang, and &Oslash;istein E. Andersen, for
-  their useful and substantial comments.<p>Thanks also to everyone who has ever posted about HTML5 to their
+  Sam Kuper, Sam Ruby, Sam Weinig, Scott Hess, Sean Knapp, Shaun
+  Inman, Silvia Pfeiffer, Simon Pieters, Stefan Haustein, Steffen
+  Meschkat, Stephen Ma, Steve Faulkner, Steve Runyon, Steven Garrity,
+  Stewart Brodie, Stuart Parmenter, Sunava Dutta, Tantek &Ccedil;elik,
+  Terrence Wood, Thomas Broyer, Thomas O'Connor, Tim Altman, Tim
+  Johansson, Travis Leithead, Tyler Close, Vladimir
+  Vuki&#263;evi&#263;, Wakaba, Wayne Pollock, Wellington Fernando
+  de Macedo, William Swanson, Wolfram Kriesing, Yi-An Huang, and
+  &Oslash;istein E. Andersen, for their useful and substantial
+  comments.<p>Thanks also to everyone who has ever posted about HTML5 to their
   blogs, public mailing lists, or forums, including the <a href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/>W3C
   public-html list</a> and the <a href=http://www.whatwg.org/mailing-list>various WHATWG lists</a>.

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