[html5] r4725 - [e] (0) Try to define 'plugin' better. Fixing http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show [...]

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Author: ianh
Date: 2010-02-14 01:36:15 -0800 (Sun, 14 Feb 2010)
New Revision: 4725

Modified:
   complete.html
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) Try to define 'plugin' better.
Fixing http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=8828

Modified: complete.html
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--- complete.html	2010-02-14 09:25:59 UTC (rev 4724)
+++ complete.html	2010-02-14 09:36:15 UTC (rev 4725)
@@ -2097,12 +2097,15 @@
   <h4 id=plugins><span class=secno>2.1.5 </span>Plugins</h4>
 
   <p>The term <dfn id=plugin>plugin</dfn> is used to mean any content handler
-  for Web content types that are either not supported by the user
-  agent natively or that do not expose a DOM, which supports rendering
-  the content as part of the user agent's interface.</p>
+  that supports displaying content as part of the user agent's
+  rendering of a <code>Document</code> object, but that neither acts
+  as a <a href=#child-browsing-context>child browsing context</a> of the
+  <code>Document</code> nor introduces any <code>Node</code> objects
+  to the <code>Document</code>'s DOM.</p>
 
-  <p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third
-  parties.</p>
+  <p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third parties,
+  though a user agent can designate content handlers to be
+  plugins.</p>
 
   <p class=example>One example of a plugin would be a PDF viewer
   that is instantiated in a <a href=#browsing-context>browsing context</a> when the

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2010-02-14 09:25:59 UTC (rev 4724)
+++ index	2010-02-14 09:36:15 UTC (rev 4725)
@@ -1996,12 +1996,15 @@
   <h4 id=plugins><span class=secno>2.1.5 </span>Plugins</h4>
 
   <p>The term <dfn id=plugin>plugin</dfn> is used to mean any content handler
-  for Web content types that are either not supported by the user
-  agent natively or that do not expose a DOM, which supports rendering
-  the content as part of the user agent's interface.</p>
+  that supports displaying content as part of the user agent's
+  rendering of a <code>Document</code> object, but that neither acts
+  as a <a href=#child-browsing-context>child browsing context</a> of the
+  <code>Document</code> nor introduces any <code>Node</code> objects
+  to the <code>Document</code>'s DOM.</p>
 
-  <p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third
-  parties.</p>
+  <p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third parties,
+  though a user agent can designate content handlers to be
+  plugins.</p>
 
   <p class=example>One example of a plugin would be a PDF viewer
   that is instantiated in a <a href=#browsing-context>browsing context</a> when the

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2010-02-14 09:25:59 UTC (rev 4724)
+++ source	2010-02-14 09:36:15 UTC (rev 4725)
@@ -973,12 +973,15 @@
   <h4>Plugins</h4>
 
   <p>The term <dfn>plugin</dfn> is used to mean any content handler
-  for Web content types that are either not supported by the user
-  agent natively or that do not expose a DOM, which supports rendering
-  the content as part of the user agent's interface.</p>
+  that supports displaying content as part of the user agent's
+  rendering of a <code>Document</code> object, but that neither acts
+  as a <span>child browsing context</span> of the
+  <code>Document</code> nor introduces any <code>Node</code> objects
+  to the <code>Document</code>'s DOM.</p>
 
-  <p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third
-  parties.</p>
+  <p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third parties,
+  though a user agent can designate content handlers to be
+  plugins.</p>
 
   <p class="example">One example of a plugin would be a PDF viewer
   that is instantiated in a <span>browsing context</span> when the