[html5] r2773 - [] (0) Filling in the rendering section: <link> interactivity and the browser UI

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Tue Feb 10 01:28:22 PST 2009


Author: ianh
Date: 2009-02-10 01:28:21 -0800 (Tue, 10 Feb 2009)
New Revision: 2773

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[] (0) Filling in the rendering section: <link> interactivity and the browser UI

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2009-02-10 02:41:56 UTC (rev 2772)
+++ index	2009-02-10 09:28:21 UTC (rev 2773)
@@ -57862,8 +57862,17 @@
   <code><a href=#the-blockquote-element>blockquote</a></code>, <code><a href=#the-ins-element>ins</a></code>, and <code><a href=#the-del-element>del</a></code>
   elements.</p>
 
+  <p>User agents are expected to surface <a href=#hyperlink title=hyperlink>hyperlinks</a> created by <code><a href=#the-link-element>link</a></code>
+  elements in their user interface.</p>
 
+  <p class=note>While <code><a href=#the-link-element>link</a></code> elements that create <a href=#hyperlink title=hyperlink>hyperlinks</a> will match the ':link' or
+  ':visited' pseudo-classes, will react to clicks if visible, and so
+  forth, this does not extend to any browser interface constructs that
+  expose those same links. Activating a link through the browser's
+  interface, rather than in the page itself, does not trigger <code title=event-click>click</code> events and the like.</p>
 
+
+
   <h4 id=the-mark-element-0><span class=secno>10.6.2 </span>The <code><a href=#the-mark-element>mark</a></code> element</h4>
 
   <p>User agents are expected to allow the user to cycle through all

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2009-02-10 02:41:56 UTC (rev 2772)
+++ source	2009-02-10 09:28:21 UTC (rev 2773)
@@ -63407,8 +63407,20 @@
   <code>blockquote</code>, <code>ins</code>, and <code>del</code>
   elements.</p>
 
+  <p>User agents are expected to surface <span
+  title="hyperlink">hyperlinks</span> created by <code>link</code>
+  elements in their user interface.</p>
 
+  <p class="note">While <code>link</code> elements that create <span
+  title="hyperlink">hyperlinks</span> will match the ':link' or
+  ':visited' pseudo-classes, will react to clicks if visible, and so
+  forth, this does not extend to any browser interface constructs that
+  expose those same links. Activating a link through the browser's
+  interface, rather than in the page itself, does not trigger <code
+  title="event-click">click</code> events and the like.</p>
 
+
+
   <h4>The <code>mark</code> element</h4>
 
   <p>User agents are expected to allow the user to cycle through all




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