[Bug 13480] New: Add definition of "child nodes" term

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=13480

           Summary: Add definition of "child nodes" term
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows NT
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson)
        AssignedTo: ian@hixie.ch
        ReportedBy: jirka@kosek.cz
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-html-wg-issue-tracking@w3.org,
                    public-html@w3.org


The specification uses terms "direct child" and "child" in way that's
equivalent to "child" and "descendant" terms in XPath world. Ideally this less
ambiguous terminology should be used. If not, at least terms "direct child" and
"child" should be properly defined to prevent confusion to people coming from
XML world.

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Received on Saturday, 30 July 2011 21:09:18 UTC