hixie: Clarify that the '+xml' thing only applies to subtypes, not parameters. (whatwg r4293)

hixie: Clarify that the '+xml' thing only applies to subtypes, not
parameters. (whatwg r4293)

http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/html5/spec/Overview.html?r1=1.3428&r2=1.3429&f=h
http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=4292&to=4293

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RCS file: /sources/public/html5/spec/Overview.html,v
retrieving revision 1.3428
retrieving revision 1.3429
diff -u -d -r1.3428 -r1.3429
--- Overview.html 23 Oct 2009 05:53:14 -0000 1.3428
+++ Overview.html 23 Oct 2009 06:07:35 -0000 1.3429
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@
   not an <a href="#ascii-case-insensitive">ASCII case-insensitive</a> match for the string
   "<code title="">xml</code>". <a href="#refsXML">[XML]</a><p>The term <dfn id="xml-mime-type">XML MIME type</dfn> is used to refer to the <a href="#mime-type" title="MIME type">MIME types</a> <code title="">text/xml</code>,
   <code title="">application/xml</code>, and any <a href="#mime-type">MIME
-  type</a> ending with the four characters "<code title="">+xml</code>". <a href="#refsRFC3023">[RFC3023]</a><h4 id="dom-trees"><span class="secno">2.1.3 </span>DOM trees</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><p>The term <dfn id="root-element">root element</dfn>, when not explicitly qualified
+  type</a> whose subtype ends with the four characters "<code title="">+xml</code>". <a href="#refsRFC3023">[RFC3023]</a><h4 id="dom-trees"><span class="secno">2.1.3 </span>DOM trees</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><p>The term <dfn id="root-element">root element</dfn>, when not explicitly qualified
   as referring to the document's root element, means the furthest
   ancestor element node of whatever node is being discussed, or the
   node itself if it has no ancestors. When the node is a part of the
@@ -47605,7 +47605,7 @@
      these steps.</dd>
 
      <!-- an <span>XML MIME type</span> -->
-     <dt>Any type ending in "<code title="">+xml</code>"</dt>
+     <dt>Any type ending in "<code title="">+xml</code>"</dt> <!-- no need to say that the _subtype_ ends in "+xml" so long as the "sniffed type" algorithm continues to drop parameters -->
      <dt>"<code>application/xml</code>"</dt>
      <dt>"<code>text/xml</code>"</dt>
      <dd>Follow the steps given in the <a href="#read-xml" title="navigate-xml">XML

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