[html5] r1960 - [] (0) Another (probably vain) attempt at defining what an <img> element represe [...]

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Author: ianh
Date: 2008-07-30 02:30:53 -0700 (Wed, 30 Jul 2008)
New Revision: 1960

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[] (0) Another (probably vain) attempt at defining what an <img> element represents in all cases.

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2008-07-30 09:16:02 UTC (rev 1959)
+++ index	2008-07-30 09:30:53 UTC (rev 1960)
@@ -15518,10 +15518,14 @@
 
   <hr>
 
+  <p>The element represents the image specified by the <code
+   title=attr-img-src><a href="#src">src</a></code> attribute.
+
   <p>When the <code title=attr-img-alt><a href="#alt0">alt</a></code>
    attribute is present and its value is the empty string, the image
    supplements the surrounding content. In such cases, the image may be
-   omitted in the rendering without affecting the meaning of the document.
+   omitted in the rendering without affecting the meaning of the document. If
+   the image is not available, then the element represents nothing.
 
   <p>When the <code title=attr-img-alt><a href="#alt0">alt</a></code>
    attribute is present and its value is not the empty string, the image is a
@@ -15529,11 +15533,14 @@
    title=attr-img-alt><a href="#alt0">alt</a></code> attribute. In such
    cases, the image may be replaced in the rendering by the string given in
    the attribute without significantly affecting the meaning of the document.
+   If the image is not available, then the element represents that string
+   instead.
 
   <p>When the <code title=attr-img-alt><a href="#alt0">alt</a></code>
    attribute is missing, the image represents a key part of the content.
    Non-visual user agents should apply image analysis heuristics to help the
-   user make sense of the image.
+   user make sense of the image. If the image is not available, the element
+   represents some indication that the image is missing.
 
   <p>The <code title=attr-img-alt><a href="#alt0">alt</a></code> attribute
    does not represent advisory information. User agents must not present the
@@ -15546,13 +15553,9 @@
    <code title=attr-img-alt><a href="#alt0">alt</a></code> attribute, if any,
    or nothing, if that attribute is empty or absent.
 
-  <p>When the <code title=attr-img-src><a href="#src">src</a></code>
-   attribute is present, the element represents the image given by that
-   attribute.
+  <p>The <em>contents</em> of <code><a href="#img">img</a></code> elements,
+   if any, are ignored for the purposes of rendering.
 
-  <p>The contents of <code><a href="#img">img</a></code> elements, if any,
-   are ignored for the purposes of rendering.
-
   <hr>
 
   <p>The <code title=attr-hyperlink-usemap><a

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2008-07-30 09:16:02 UTC (rev 1959)
+++ source	2008-07-30 09:30:53 UTC (rev 1960)
@@ -13064,10 +13064,14 @@
 
   <hr>
 
+  <p>The element represents the image specified by the <code
+  title="attr-img-src">src</code> attribute.</p>
+
   <p>When the <code title="attr-img-alt">alt</code> attribute is
   present and its value is the empty string, the image supplements the
   surrounding content. In such cases, the image may be omitted in the
-  rendering without affecting the meaning of the document.</p>
+  rendering without affecting the meaning of the document. If the
+  image is not available, then the element represents nothing.</p>
 
   <p>When the <code title="attr-img-alt">alt</code> attribute is
   present and its value is not the empty string, the image is a
@@ -13075,12 +13079,14 @@
   title="attr-img-alt">alt</code> attribute. In such cases, the image
   may be replaced in the rendering by the string given in the
   attribute without significantly affecting the meaning of the
-  document.</p>
+  document. If the image is not available, then the element represents
+  that string instead.</p>
 
   <p>When the <code title="attr-img-alt">alt</code> attribute is
   missing, the image represents a key part of the content. Non-visual
   user agents should apply image analysis heuristics to help the user
-  make sense of the image.</p>
+  make sense of the image. If the image is not available, the element
+  represents some indication that the image is missing.</p>
 
   <p>The <code title="attr-img-alt">alt</code> attribute does not
   represent advisory information. User agents must not present the
@@ -13093,13 +13099,9 @@
   element's <code title="attr-img-alt">alt</code> attribute, if any,
   or nothing, if that attribute is empty or absent.</p>
 
-  <p>When the <code title="attr-img-src">src</code> attribute is
-  present, the element represents the image given by that
-  attribute.</p>
+  <p>The <em>contents</em> of <code>img</code> elements, if any, are
+  ignored for the purposes of rendering.</p>
 
-  <p>The contents of <code>img</code> elements, if any, are ignored
-  for the purposes of rendering.</p>
-
   <hr>
 
   <p>The <code title="attr-hyperlink-usemap">usemap</code> attribute,