[html5] r1262 - /
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Wed Feb 27 11:35:51 PST 2008
Author: ianh
Date: 2008-02-27 11:35:50 -0800 (Wed, 27 Feb 2008)
New Revision: 1262
Modified:
index
source
Log:
[e] (0) Clarify <header>; fix some places that still considered <blockquote> to be a sectioning element.
Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index 2008-02-27 10:21:30 UTC (rev 1261)
+++ index 2008-02-27 19:35:50 UTC (rev 1262)
@@ -8529,8 +8529,7 @@
<dd><a href="#flow-content0">Flow content</a>, including at least one
descendant that is <a href="#heading0">heading content</a>, but no <a
- href="#sectioning0">sectioning content</a> descendants other than
- <code><a href="#blockquote">blockquote</a></code> elements, no <code><a
+ href="#sectioning0">sectioning content</a> descendants, no <code><a
href="#header">header</a></code> element descendants, and no <code><a
href="#footer">footer</a></code> element descendants.
@@ -8545,9 +8544,12 @@
</dl>
<p>The <code><a href="#header">header</a></code> element represents the
- header of a section. Headers may contain more than just the section's
- heading — for example it would be reasonable for the header to
- include version history information.
+ header of a section. The element is typically used to group a set of
+ <code><a href="#h1">h1</a></code>-<code><a href="#h6">h6</a></code>
+ elements to mark up a page's title with its subtitle or tagline. However,
+ <code><a href="#header">header</a></code> elements may contain more than
+ just the section's headings and subheadings — for example it would
+ be reasonable for the header to include version history information.
<p>For the purposes of document summaries, outlines, and the like, <code><a
href="#header">header</a></code> elements are equivalent to the highest <a
@@ -8560,6 +8562,14 @@
<p>Other heading elements in the <code><a href="#header">header</a></code>
element indicate subheadings or subtitles.
+ <p>The <a href="#rank">rank</a> of a <code><a
+ href="#header">header</a></code> element is the same as for an <code><a
+ href="#h1">h1</a></code> element (the highest rank).
+
+ <p>The section on <a href="#headings0">headings and sections</a> defines
+ how <code><a href="#header">header</a></code> elements are assigned to
+ individual sections.
+
<div class=example>
<p>Here are some examples of valid headers. In each case, the emphasised
text represents the text that would be used as the header in an
@@ -8571,6 +8581,11 @@
</header></pre>
<pre><header>
+ <h1><strong>Dr. Strangelove</strong></h1>
+ <h2>Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb</h2>
+</header></pre>
+
+ <pre><header>
<p>Welcome to...</p>
<h1><strong>Voidwars!</strong></h1>
</header></pre>
@@ -8596,14 +8611,6 @@
</header></pre>
</div>
- <p>The section on <a href="#headings0">headings and sections</a> defines
- how <code><a href="#header">header</a></code> elements are assigned to
- individual sections.
-
- <p>The <a href="#rank">rank</a> of a <code><a
- href="#header">header</a></code> element is the same as for an <code><a
- href="#h1">h1</a></code> element (the highest rank).
-
<h4 id=the-footer><span class=secno>3.8.8 </span>The <dfn
id=footer><code>footer</code></dfn> element</h4>
@@ -8620,9 +8627,8 @@
<dd><a href="#flow-content0">Flow content</a>, but with no <a
href="#heading0">heading content</a> descendants, no <a
- href="#sectioning0">sectioning content</a> descendants other than
- <code><a href="#blockquote">blockquote</a></code> elements, and no
- <code><a href="#footer">footer</a></code> element descendants.
+ href="#sectioning0">sectioning content</a> descendants, and no <code><a
+ href="#footer">footer</a></code> element descendants.
<dt>Element-specific attributes:
Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source 2008-02-27 10:21:30 UTC (rev 1261)
+++ source 2008-02-27 19:35:50 UTC (rev 1262)
@@ -6894,9 +6894,8 @@
<dt>Content model:</dt>
<dd><span>Flow content</span>, including at least one descendant
that is <span>heading content</span>, but no <span>sectioning
- content</span> descendants other than <code>blockquote</code>
- elements, no <code>header</code> element descendants, and no
- <code>footer</code> element descendants.</dd>
+ content</span> descendants, no <code>header</code> element
+ descendants, and no <code>footer</code> element descendants.</dd>
<dt>Element-specific attributes:</dt>
<dd>None.</dd>
<dt>DOM interface:</dt>
@@ -6904,9 +6903,12 @@
</dl>
<p>The <code>header</code> element represents the header of a
- section. Headers may contain more than just the section's heading
+ section. The element is typically used to group a set of
+ <code>h1</code>-<code>h6</code> elements to mark up a page's title
+ with its subtitle or tagline. However, <code>header</code> elements
+ may contain more than just the section's headings and subheadings
— for example it would be reasonable for the header to include
- version history information.</p>
+ version history information.
<p>For the purposes of document summaries, outlines, and the like,
<code>header</code> elements are equivalent to the highest <span
@@ -6918,6 +6920,13 @@
<p>Other heading elements in the <code>header</code> element
indicate subheadings or subtitles.</p>
+ <p>The <span>rank</span> of a <code>header</code> element is the
+ same as for an <code>h1</code> element (the highest rank).</p>
+
+ <p>The section on <span>headings and sections</span>
+ defines how <code>header</code> elements are assigned to individual
+ sections.</p>
+
<div class="example">
<p>Here are some examples of valid headers. In each case, the
@@ -6931,6 +6940,11 @@
</header></pre>
<pre><header>
+ <h1><strong>Dr. Strangelove</strong></h1>
+ <h2>Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb</h2>
+</header></pre>
+
+ <pre><header>
<p>Welcome to...</p>
<h1><strong>Voidwars!</strong></h1>
</header></pre>
@@ -6956,14 +6970,7 @@
</header></pre>
</div>
- <p>The section on <span>headings and sections</span>
- defines how <code>header</code> elements are assigned to individual
- sections.</p>
- <p>The <span>rank</span> of a <code>header</code> element is the
- same as for an <code>h1</code> element (the highest rank).</p>
-
-
<h4>The <dfn><code>footer</code></dfn> element</h4>
<dl class="element">
@@ -6974,8 +6981,7 @@
<dt>Content model:</dt>
<dd><span>Flow content</span>, but with no <span>heading
content</span> descendants, no <span>sectioning content</span>
- descendants other than <code>blockquote</code> elements, and no
- <code>footer</code> element descendants.</dd>
+ descendants, and no <code>footer</code> element descendants.</dd>
<dt>Element-specific attributes:</dt>
<dd>None.</dd>
<dt>DOM interface:</dt>
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