[html5] r3741 - [c] (0) Allow validators to not complain if alt='' is omitted if <meta name=gene [...]

[whatwg at whatwg.org]

Author: ianh
Date: 2009-09-03 05:26:07 -0700 (Thu, 03 Sep 2009)
New Revision: 3741

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[c] (0) Allow validators to not complain if alt='' is omitted if <meta name=generator> is specified, on the assumption that we don't want WYSIWYG editors to be forced to add in bogus alt='' text just to shut up validators.

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2009-09-03 12:15:56 UTC (rev 3740)
+++ index	2009-09-03 12:26:07 UTC (rev 3741)
@@ -19149,11 +19149,14 @@
 
   <h6 id=guidance-for-conformance-checkers><span class=secno>4.8.2.1.14 </span>Guidance for conformance checkers</h6>
 
-  <p>Conformance checkers must report the lack of an <code title=attr-img-alt><a href=#attr-img-alt>alt</a></code> attribute as an error unless the
-  conditions listed above for <a href=#unknown-images>images whose
-  contents are not known</a> or they have been configured to assume
-  that the document is an e-mail or document intended for a specific
-  person who is known to be able to view images.</p>
+  <p>A conformance checker must report the lack of an <code title=attr-img-alt><a href=#attr-img-alt>alt</a></code> attribute as an error unless either
+  the conditions listed above for <a href=#unknown-images>images
+  whose contents are not known</a> apply, or the conformance checker
+  has been configured to assume that the document is an e-mail or
+  document intended for a specific person who is known to be able to
+  view images, or the document has a <code><a href=#meta>meta</a></code> element with a
+  <code title=attr-meta-name><a href=#attr-meta-name>name</a></code> attribute whose value is an
+  <a href=#ascii-case-insensitive>ASCII case-insensitive</a> match for the string "<code title=meta-generator><a href=#meta-generator>generator</a></code>".</p>
 
   </div>
 
@@ -46761,6 +46764,9 @@
   of related similar-origin browsing contexts</a>. Initially, there
   is no <a href=#first-script>first script</a>.</p>
 
+  <p class=note>There is at most one <a href=#event-loop>event loop</a> per
+  <a href=#unit-of-related-similar-origin-browsing-contexts>unit of related similar-origin browsing contexts</a>.</p>
+
   </div>
 
 

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2009-09-03 12:15:56 UTC (rev 3740)
+++ source	2009-09-03 12:26:07 UTC (rev 3741)
@@ -20561,12 +20561,16 @@
 
   <h6>Guidance for conformance checkers</h6>
 
-  <p>Conformance checkers must report the lack of an <code
-  title="attr-img-alt">alt</code> attribute as an error unless the
-  conditions listed above for <a href="#unknown-images">images whose
-  contents are not known</a> or they have been configured to assume
-  that the document is an e-mail or document intended for a specific
-  person who is known to be able to view images.</p>
+  <p>A conformance checker must report the lack of an <code
+  title="attr-img-alt">alt</code> attribute as an error unless either
+  the conditions listed above for <a href="#unknown-images">images
+  whose contents are not known</a> apply, or the conformance checker
+  has been configured to assume that the document is an e-mail or
+  document intended for a specific person who is known to be able to
+  view images, or the document has a <code>meta</code> element with a
+  <code title="attr-meta-name">name</code> attribute whose value is an
+  <span>ASCII case-insensitive</span> match for the string "<code
+  title="meta-generator">generator</code>".</p>
 
   </div>
 
@@ -52875,6 +52879,9 @@
   of related similar-origin browsing contexts</span>. Initially, there
   is no <span>first script</span>.</p>
 
+  <p class="note">There is at most one <span>event loop</span> per
+  <span>unit of related similar-origin browsing contexts</span>.</p>
+
   </div>