[html5] r4071 - [e] (0) Elaborate on 'non-legacy'; fix misuse of 'recommended'.

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Sun Oct 4 04:27:01 PDT 2009


Author: ianh
Date: 2009-10-04 04:27:00 -0700 (Sun, 04 Oct 2009)
New Revision: 4071

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) Elaborate on 'non-legacy'; fix misuse of 'recommended'.

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2009-10-04 10:23:22 UTC (rev 4070)
+++ index	2009-10-04 11:27:00 UTC (rev 4071)
@@ -1284,11 +1284,11 @@
   in this specification.</p>
 
   <p>The first such concrete syntax is the HTML syntax. This is the
-  format recommended for most authors. It is compatible with most
-  legacy Web browsers. If a document is transmitted with the
-  <a href=#mime-type>MIME type</a> <code><a href=#text/html>text/html</a></code>, then it will be
-  processed as an HTML document by Web browsers. This specification
-  defines version 5 of the HTML syntax, known as "HTML5".</p>
+  format suggested for most authors. It is compatible with most legacy
+  Web browsers. If a document is transmitted with the <a href=#mime-type>MIME
+  type</a> <code><a href=#text/html>text/html</a></code>, then it will be processed as an
+  HTML document by Web browsers. This specification defines version 5
+  of the HTML syntax, known as "HTML5".</p>
 
   <p>The second concrete syntax is the XHTML syntax, which is an
   application of XML. When a document is transmitted with an <a href=#xml-mime-type>XML
@@ -60319,9 +60319,11 @@
 
    <li><p>Otherwise, return an implementation-defined or
    user-specified default character encoding, with the <a href=#concept-encoding-confidence title=concept-encoding-confidence>confidence</a>
-   <i>tentative</i>. In non-legacy environments, the more
+   <i>tentative</i>. In controlled environments or in environments
+   where the encoding of documents can be prescribed (for example, for
+   user agents intended for dedicated use in new networks), the more
    comprehensive <code title="">UTF-8</code> encoding is
-   recommended. Due to its use in legacy content, <code title="">windows-1252</code> is recommended as a default in
+   suggested. Due to its use in legacy content, <code title="">windows-1252</code> is suggested as a default in
    predominantly Western demographics instead.</li>
 
   </ol><p>The <a href="#document's-character-encoding">document's character encoding</a> must immediately

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2009-10-04 10:23:22 UTC (rev 4070)
+++ source	2009-10-04 11:27:00 UTC (rev 4071)
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@
   in this specification.</p>
 
   <p>The first such concrete syntax is the HTML syntax. This is the
-  format recommended for most authors. It is compatible with most
-  legacy Web browsers. If a document is transmitted with the
-  <span>MIME type</span> <code>text/html</code>, then it will be
-  processed as an HTML document by Web browsers. This specification
-  defines version 5 of the HTML syntax, known as "HTML5".</p>
+  format suggested for most authors. It is compatible with most legacy
+  Web browsers. If a document is transmitted with the <span>MIME
+  type</span> <code>text/html</code>, then it will be processed as an
+  HTML document by Web browsers. This specification defines version 5
+  of the HTML syntax, known as "HTML5".</p>
 
   <p>The second concrete syntax is the XHTML syntax, which is an
   application of XML. When a document is transmitted with an <span>XML
@@ -77835,10 +77835,12 @@
    <li><p>Otherwise, return an implementation-defined or
    user-specified default character encoding, with the <span
    title="concept-encoding-confidence">confidence</span>
-   <i>tentative</i>. In non-legacy environments, the more
+   <i>tentative</i>. In controlled environments or in environments
+   where the encoding of documents can be prescribed (for example, for
+   user agents intended for dedicated use in new networks), the more
    comprehensive <code title="">UTF-8</code> encoding is
-   recommended. Due to its use in legacy content, <code
-   title="">windows-1252</code> is recommended as a default in
+   suggested. Due to its use in legacy content, <code
+   title="">windows-1252</code> is suggested as a default in
    predominantly Western demographics instead.</p></li>
 
   </ol>




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