hixie: Tweak element definitions based on data collected from a study Jeremey did. (whatwg r3869)

hixie: Tweak element definitions based on data collected from a study
Jeremey did. (whatwg r3869)

http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/html5/spec/Overview.html?r1=1.3033&r2=1.3034&f=h
http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=3868&to=3869

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RCS file: /sources/public/html5/spec/Overview.html,v
retrieving revision 1.3033
retrieving revision 1.3034
diff -u -d -r1.3033 -r1.3034
--- Overview.html 16 Sep 2009 00:38:53 -0000 1.3033
+++ Overview.html 16 Sep 2009 01:03:09 -0000 1.3034
@@ -11384,8 +11384,7 @@
    <dd>Uses <code><a href="#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a></code>.</dd>
   </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-section-element">section</a></code> element <a href="#represents">represents</a> a
   generic document or application section. A section, in this context,
-  is a thematic grouping of content, typically with a heading, possibly
-  with a footer.<p class="example">Examples of sections would be chapters, the
+  is a thematic grouping of content, typically with a heading.<p class="example">Examples of sections would be chapters, the
   various tabbed pages in a tabbed dialog box, or the numbered
   sections of a thesis. A Web site's home page could be split into
   sections for an introduction, news items, contact information.<p class="note">The <code><a href="#the-section-element">section</a></code> element is not a generic
@@ -11555,11 +11554,11 @@
    <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
    <dd>Uses <code><a href="#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a></code>.</dd>
   </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element <a href="#represents">represents</a> a
-  section of a page that consists of a composition that forms an
-  independent part of a document, page, application, or site. This
-  could be a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, a Web log
-  entry, a user-submitted comment, an interactive widget, or any other
-  independent item of content.<p>An <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element is "independent" in the sense
+  component of a page that consists of a self-contained composition
+  that forms an independent part of a document, page, application, or
+  site. This could be a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, a
+  Web log entry, a user-submitted comment, an interactive widget, or
+  any other independent item of content.<p>An <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element is "independent" in the sense
   that its contents could stand alone, for example in syndication, or
   as a interchangeable component on a user-configurable portal
   page.<p>When <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> elements are nested, the inner
@@ -34696,8 +34695,9 @@
            attribute boolean <a href="#dom-details-open" title="dom-details-open">open</a>;
 };</pre>
    </dd>
-  </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-details-element">details</a></code> element <a href="#represents">represents</a> additional
-  information or controls which the user can obtain on demand.<p class="note">The <code><a href="#the-details-element">details</a></code> element is not appropriate
+  </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-details-element">details</a></code> element <a href="#represents">represents</a> a
+  disclosure widget from which the user can obtain additional
+  information or controls.<p class="note">The <code><a href="#the-details-element">details</a></code> element is not appropriate
   for footnotes. Please see <a href="#footnotes">the section on
   footnotes</a> for details on how to mark up footnotes.<p>The <span class="impl">first</span> <code><a href="#the-dt-element">dt</a></code> element child
   of the element<span class="impl">, if any,</span>

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