[html5] r4847 - [a] (0) Clarify that sectioning roots also set the context for sectioning content.
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Mon Mar 15 18:39:12 PDT 2010
Author: ianh
Date: 2010-03-15 18:39:10 -0700 (Mon, 15 Mar 2010)
New Revision: 4847
Modified:
complete.html
index
source
Log:
[a] (0) Clarify that sectioning roots also set the context for sectioning content.
Modified: complete.html
===================================================================
--- complete.html 2010-03-13 00:37:06 UTC (rev 4846)
+++ complete.html 2010-03-16 01:39:10 UTC (rev 4847)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
<header class=head id=head><p><a class=logo href=http://www.whatwg.org/ rel=home><img alt=WHATWG src=/images/logo></a></p>
<hgroup><h1>Web Applications 1.0</h1>
- <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Draft Standard — 13 March 2010</h2>
+ <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Draft Standard — 16 March 2010</h2>
</hgroup><p>You can take part in this work. <a href=http://www.whatwg.org/mailing-list>Join the working group's discussion list.</a></p>
<p><strong>Web designers!</strong> We have a <a href=http://blog.whatwg.org/faq/>FAQ</a>, a <a href=http://forums.whatwg.org/>forum</a>, and a <a href=http://www.whatwg.org/mailing-list#help>help mailing list</a> for you!</p>
<!--<p class="impl"><strong>Implementors!</strong> We have a <a href="http://www.whatwg.org/mailing-list#implementors">mailing list</a> for you too!</p>-->
@@ -14602,11 +14602,6 @@
previous one. In both cases, the element <a href=#represents>represents</a> the
heading of the implied section.</p>
- <p><a href=#sectioning-content>Sectioning content</a> elements are always considered
- subsections of their nearest ancestor element of <a href=#sectioning-content>sectioning
- content</a>, regardless of what implied sections other headings
- may have created.</p>
-
<p>Certain elements are said to be <dfn id=sectioning-root title="sectioning
root">sectioning roots</dfn>, including <code><a href=#the-blockquote-element>blockquote</a></code> and
<code><a href=#the-td-element>td</a></code> elements. These elements can have their own
@@ -14621,7 +14616,16 @@
<li><code><a href=#the-fieldset-element>fieldset</a></code></li>
<li><code><a href=#the-figure-element>figure</a></code></li>
<li><code><a href=#the-td-element>td</a></code></li>
- </ul><div class=example>
+ </ul><!-- a root element isn't a sectioning root. This means, for
+ instance, that you don't get an outline if you just have a random
+ XML file with <html:h1> elements in it. Other vocabs need to define
+ what their sectioning root is. --><p><a href=#sectioning-content>Sectioning content</a> elements are always considered
+ subsections of their nearest ancestor <a href=#sectioning-root>sectioning root</a>
+ or their nearest ancestor element of <a href=#sectioning-content>sectioning
+ content</a>, whichever is nearest, regardless of what implied
+ sections other headings may have created.</p>
+
+ <div class=example>
<p>For the following fragment:</p>
<pre><body>
<h1>Foo</h1>
@@ -14643,7 +14647,7 @@
Bar (heading starting implied section, containing a block quote and the "Baz" paragraph)
</li>
<li>
- Quux (heading starting implied section)
+ Quux (heading starting implied section with no content other than the heading itself)
</li>
<li>
Thud (heading of explicit <code><a href=#the-section-element>section</a></code> section)
Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index 2010-03-13 00:37:06 UTC (rev 4846)
+++ index 2010-03-16 01:39:10 UTC (rev 4847)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
<header class=head id=head><p><a class=logo href=http://www.whatwg.org/ rel=home><img alt=WHATWG src=/images/logo></a></p>
<hgroup><h1>HTML5 (including next generation additions still in development)</h1>
- <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Draft Standard — 13 March 2010</h2>
+ <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Draft Standard — 16 March 2010</h2>
</hgroup><p>You can take part in this work. <a href=http://www.whatwg.org/mailing-list>Join the working group's discussion list.</a></p>
<p><strong>Web designers!</strong> We have a <a href=http://blog.whatwg.org/faq/>FAQ</a>, a <a href=http://forums.whatwg.org/>forum</a>, and a <a href=http://www.whatwg.org/mailing-list#help>help mailing list</a> for you!</p>
<!--<p class="impl"><strong>Implementors!</strong> We have a <a href="http://www.whatwg.org/mailing-list#implementors">mailing list</a> for you too!</p>-->
@@ -14501,11 +14501,6 @@
previous one. In both cases, the element <a href=#represents>represents</a> the
heading of the implied section.</p>
- <p><a href=#sectioning-content>Sectioning content</a> elements are always considered
- subsections of their nearest ancestor element of <a href=#sectioning-content>sectioning
- content</a>, regardless of what implied sections other headings
- may have created.</p>
-
<p>Certain elements are said to be <dfn id=sectioning-root title="sectioning
root">sectioning roots</dfn>, including <code><a href=#the-blockquote-element>blockquote</a></code> and
<code><a href=#the-td-element>td</a></code> elements. These elements can have their own
@@ -14520,7 +14515,16 @@
<li><code><a href=#the-fieldset-element>fieldset</a></code></li>
<li><code><a href=#the-figure-element>figure</a></code></li>
<li><code><a href=#the-td-element>td</a></code></li>
- </ul><div class=example>
+ </ul><!-- a root element isn't a sectioning root. This means, for
+ instance, that you don't get an outline if you just have a random
+ XML file with <html:h1> elements in it. Other vocabs need to define
+ what their sectioning root is. --><p><a href=#sectioning-content>Sectioning content</a> elements are always considered
+ subsections of their nearest ancestor <a href=#sectioning-root>sectioning root</a>
+ or their nearest ancestor element of <a href=#sectioning-content>sectioning
+ content</a>, whichever is nearest, regardless of what implied
+ sections other headings may have created.</p>
+
+ <div class=example>
<p>For the following fragment:</p>
<pre><body>
<h1>Foo</h1>
@@ -14542,7 +14546,7 @@
Bar (heading starting implied section, containing a block quote and the "Baz" paragraph)
</li>
<li>
- Quux (heading starting implied section)
+ Quux (heading starting implied section with no content other than the heading itself)
</li>
<li>
Thud (heading of explicit <code><a href=#the-section-element>section</a></code> section)
Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source 2010-03-13 00:37:06 UTC (rev 4846)
+++ source 2010-03-16 01:39:10 UTC (rev 4847)
@@ -15372,11 +15372,6 @@
previous one. In both cases, the element <span>represents</span> the
heading of the implied section.</p>
- <p><span>Sectioning content</span> elements are always considered
- subsections of their nearest ancestor element of <span>sectioning
- content</span>, regardless of what implied sections other headings
- may have created.</p>
-
<p>Certain elements are said to be <dfn title="sectioning
root">sectioning roots</dfn>, including <code>blockquote</code> and
<code>td</code> elements. These elements can have their own
@@ -15394,6 +15389,17 @@
<li><code>td</code></li>
</ul>
+ <!-- a root element isn't a sectioning root. This means, for
+ instance, that you don't get an outline if you just have a random
+ XML file with <html:h1> elements in it. Other vocabs need to define
+ what their sectioning root is. -->
+
+ <p><span>Sectioning content</span> elements are always considered
+ subsections of their nearest ancestor <span>sectioning root</span>
+ or their nearest ancestor element of <span>sectioning
+ content</span>, whichever is nearest, regardless of what implied
+ sections other headings may have created.</p>
+
<div class="example">
<p>For the following fragment:</p>
<pre><body>
@@ -15418,7 +15424,7 @@
Bar (heading starting implied section, containing a block quote and the "Baz" paragraph)
</li>
<li>
- Quux (heading starting implied section)
+ Quux (heading starting implied section with no content other than the heading itself)
</li>
<li>
Thud (heading of explicit <code>section</code> section)
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