[html5] r1245 - /

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Author: ianh
Date: 2008-02-25 19:19:53 -0800 (Mon, 25 Feb 2008)
New Revision: 1245

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[c] (1) Define the precise meaning of misordered <dl> markup

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2008-02-26 03:15:05 UTC (rev 1244)
+++ index	2008-02-26 03:19:53 UTC (rev 1245)
@@ -9932,6 +9932,20 @@
    href="#dd">dd</a></code> elements, then it consists of one group with
    values but no names, and the document is non-conforming.
 
+  <p>If a <code><a href="#dl">dl</a></code> element starts with one or more
+   <code><a href="#dd">dd</a></code> elements, then the first group has no
+   associated name.
+
+  <p>If a <code><a href="#dl">dl</a></code> element ends with one or more
+   <code><a href="#dt">dt</a></code> elements, then the last group has no
+   associated value.
+
+  <p class=note>Such mistakes are often due to using accidentally <code><a
+   href="#dd">dd</a></code> elements in the place of <code><a
+   href="#dt">dt</a></code> elements and vice versa. Conformance checkers can
+   spot such mistakes and might be able to advise authors how to correctly
+   use the markup.
+
   <div class=example>
    <p>In the following example, one entry ("Authors") is linked to two values
     ("John" and "Luke").</p>

Modified: source
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--- source	2008-02-26 03:15:05 UTC (rev 1244)
+++ source	2008-02-26 03:19:53 UTC (rev 1245)
@@ -8096,6 +8096,20 @@
   elements, then it consists of one group with values but no names,
   and the document is non-conforming.</p>
 
+  <p>If a <code>dl</code> element starts with one or more
+  <code>dd</code> elements, then the first group has no associated
+  name.</p>
+
+  <p>If a <code>dl</code> element ends with one or more
+  <code>dt</code> elements, then the last group has no associated
+  value.</p>
+
+  <p class="note">Such mistakes are often due to using accidentally
+  <code>dd</code> elements in the place of <code>dt</code> elements
+  and vice versa. Conformance checkers can spot such mistakes and
+  might be able to advise authors how to correctly use the markup.</p>
+
+
   <div class="example">
    <p>In the following example, one entry ("Authors") is linked to two
    values ("John" and "Luke").</p>