[html5] r2425 - [] (0) <embed>: it turns out that unknown types cause the UAs to defer to the ex [...]

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Author: ianh
Date: 2008-11-20 05:39:44 -0800 (Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
New Revision: 2425

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[] (0) <embed>: it turns out that unknown types cause the UAs to defer to the extension. what a mess.

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2008-11-20 13:28:12 UTC (rev 2424)
+++ index	2008-11-20 13:39:44 UTC (rev 2425)
@@ -15854,8 +15854,9 @@
   <p>The <dfn id=concept-embed-type title=concept-embed-type>type of the content</dfn>
   being embedded is defined as follows:</p>
 
-  <ol><li><p>If the element has a <code title=attr-embed-type><a href=#attr-embed-type>type</a></code> attribute, then the value of
-   the <code title=attr-embed-type><a href=#attr-embed-type>type</a></code> attribute is the
+  <ol><li><p>If the element has a <code title=attr-embed-type><a href=#attr-embed-type>type</a></code> attribute, and that attribute's
+   value is a type that a <a href=#plugin>plugin</a> supports, then the value
+   of the <code title=attr-embed-type><a href=#attr-embed-type>type</a></code> attribute is the
    <span>content's type</span>.</li>
 
    <li>
@@ -15883,6 +15884,8 @@
    <li><p>Otherwise, the content has no type and there can be no
    appropriate <a href=#plugin>plugin</a> for it.</li>
 
+   <!-- This algorithm is a monument to bad design. Go legacy! -->
+
   </ol><p>Whether the resource is fetched successfully or not (e.g. whether
   the response code was a 2xx code or equivalent) must be ignored when
   determining the resource's type and when handing the resource to the

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2008-11-20 13:28:12 UTC (rev 2424)
+++ source	2008-11-20 13:39:44 UTC (rev 2425)
@@ -16946,8 +16946,9 @@
   <ol>
 
    <li><p>If the element has a <code
-   title="attr-embed-type">type</code> attribute, then the value of
-   the <code title="attr-embed-type">type</code> attribute is the
+   title="attr-embed-type">type</code> attribute, and that attribute's
+   value is a type that a <span>plugin</span> supports, then the value
+   of the <code title="attr-embed-type">type</code> attribute is the
    <span>content's type</span>.</p></li>
 
    <li>
@@ -16977,6 +16978,8 @@
    <li><p>Otherwise, the content has no type and there can be no
    appropriate <span>plugin</span> for it.</p></li>
 
+   <!-- This algorithm is a monument to bad design. Go legacy! -->
+
   </ol>
 
   <p>Whether the resource is fetched successfully or not (e.g. whether