Staged bugs & editorial fixes for HTML5.0, and staged WHATWG patches for HTML5.1

Hi all,

This week the following WHATWG patches up to and inc commit 7637 [1] have
been cherry-picked into the W3C HTML specifications. This takes us to
WHATWG patches up to 5th January 2012, i.e. we are up-to-date.

1. Staged for HTML5.0 CR
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You can find the new patches staged for HTML5.0 CR at:
https://github.com/w3c/html/commits/editorial_fixes
(patches of 5th - 7th January)

Apart from editorial (typos, missing links, unused definitions) fixes,
these close the following bugs:

* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16826  (improve focus ring
wording)
* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=12154 (set definition of
<b> to bolder)
* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16955 (explain why
Gregorian calendar is used)
* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=14709 (Clarify how
language codes are passed on to other tools)
* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19207 (Update rt/rp
sections to match newer ruby section)



2. Cherry-picked into master for HTML5.1 FPWD
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You can see the committed patches here:
https://github.com/w3c/html/commits/master
(patches for 5th - 7th January)

If you see any patches there that should also be applied to HTML5.0 CR,
please register a bug.

If you see any patches that should be moved to an extension spec and you
have a good technical reason (e.g. a competing spec), please speak up.

The following new features have been introduced:
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(with Ian's patch numbers in brackets)
* support image sprites in drawImage() (7577, 7589) (not yet applied to
Canvas spec)
* introduce canvas 2D context fillRule attribute (7635) (not yet applied to
Canvas spec)
* dialog auto-center (7580)
* add credit card type to autocomplete list (7582)
* more ruby examples  (7583, 7584, 7585)
* allow use of bitmap fonts (7587)
* clarify storage events for localStorage (7592)
* sortable tables new feature  (7597, 7598, 7599, 7600,7601)
* replace <command> with <menuitem> - need to update aria mappings &
possibly remove from HTML5 spec, see
http://lists.whatwg.org/pipermail/whatwg-whatwg.org/2012-December/038472.html(7602)
* make “submit” event bubble (7609, 7610)

plus many more small feature improvements.


The following features have been removed:
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* remove <command>, see
http://lists.whatwg.org/pipermail/whatwg-whatwg.org/2012-December/038472.html(7602)
* remove partial paths from <input file> (7578)
* Drop media queries on <a> and <area> - don't seem to be used or
implemented (7618)
* remove e4x JavaScript with ECMAScript for XML support (7625)


The following bugs have been closed:
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* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16826 (improve focus ring
wording)
* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=12154 (<b> to mean: bolder)
* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16955 (explain why
Gregorian calendar is used)
* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=17316 (provide example
with @seamless and inclusion for iframes)
* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=14709 (Clarify how
language codes are passed on to other tools)
* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=14540 (example with only
one <article> on page)
* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19207 (Update rt/rp
sections to match newer ruby section)
* https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=17787 (automatic sizing of
headings in <hgroup> if they follow <h1>)


These branches continue to be held back for extension specifications:

* feature/whatwg_srcset:
https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_srcset

* feature/whatwg_canvas_workers:
https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_canvas_workers

I am planning to merge the canvas workers branch into master next week. Let
me know if there are objections.

Best Regards,
Silvia.


[1] http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=7636&to=7637