[html5] r4973 - [e] (0) Clarify that the validityMessage must be synthesised if necessary.

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Author: ianh
Date: 2010-04-05 15:52:20 -0700 (Mon, 05 Apr 2010)
New Revision: 4973

Modified:
   complete.html
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) Clarify that the validityMessage must be synthesised if necessary.

Modified: complete.html
===================================================================
--- complete.html	2010-04-05 22:22:27 UTC (rev 4972)
+++ complete.html	2010-04-05 22:52:20 UTC (rev 4973)
@@ -41464,10 +41464,15 @@
   it <a href=#concept-fv-valid title=concept-fv-valid>satisfies its constraints</a>;
   otherwise, it must return a suitably localized message that the user
   agent would show the user if this were the only form control with a
-  validity constraint problem. If the element is a <a href=#candidate-for-constraint-validation>candidate for
-  constraint validation</a> and is <a href=#suffering-from-a-custom-error>suffering from a custom
-  error</a>, then the <a href=#custom-validity-error-message>custom validity error message</a>
-  should be present in the return value.</p>
+  validity constraint problem. If the user agent would not actually
+  show a textual message in such a situation (e.g. it would show a
+  graphical cue instead), then the attribute must return a suitably
+  localized message that expresses (one or more of) the validity
+  constraint(s) that the control does not satisfy. If the element is a
+  <a href=#candidate-for-constraint-validation>candidate for constraint validation</a> and is
+  <a href=#suffering-from-a-custom-error>suffering from a custom error</a>, then the <a href=#custom-validity-error-message>custom
+  validity error message</a> should be present in the return
+  value.</p>
 
   </div>
 

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2010-04-05 22:22:27 UTC (rev 4972)
+++ index	2010-04-05 22:52:20 UTC (rev 4973)
@@ -41365,10 +41365,15 @@
   it <a href=#concept-fv-valid title=concept-fv-valid>satisfies its constraints</a>;
   otherwise, it must return a suitably localized message that the user
   agent would show the user if this were the only form control with a
-  validity constraint problem. If the element is a <a href=#candidate-for-constraint-validation>candidate for
-  constraint validation</a> and is <a href=#suffering-from-a-custom-error>suffering from a custom
-  error</a>, then the <a href=#custom-validity-error-message>custom validity error message</a>
-  should be present in the return value.</p>
+  validity constraint problem. If the user agent would not actually
+  show a textual message in such a situation (e.g. it would show a
+  graphical cue instead), then the attribute must return a suitably
+  localized message that expresses (one or more of) the validity
+  constraint(s) that the control does not satisfy. If the element is a
+  <a href=#candidate-for-constraint-validation>candidate for constraint validation</a> and is
+  <a href=#suffering-from-a-custom-error>suffering from a custom error</a>, then the <a href=#custom-validity-error-message>custom
+  validity error message</a> should be present in the return
+  value.</p>
 
   </div>
 

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2010-04-05 22:22:27 UTC (rev 4972)
+++ source	2010-04-05 22:52:20 UTC (rev 4973)
@@ -46213,10 +46213,15 @@
   it <span title="concept-fv-valid">satisfies its constraints</span>;
   otherwise, it must return a suitably localized message that the user
   agent would show the user if this were the only form control with a
-  validity constraint problem. If the element is a <span>candidate for
-  constraint validation</span> and is <span>suffering from a custom
-  error</span>, then the <span>custom validity error message</span>
-  should be present in the return value.</p>
+  validity constraint problem. If the user agent would not actually
+  show a textual message in such a situation (e.g. it would show a
+  graphical cue instead), then the attribute must return a suitably
+  localized message that expresses (one or more of) the validity
+  constraint(s) that the control does not satisfy. If the element is a
+  <span>candidate for constraint validation</span> and is
+  <span>suffering from a custom error</span>, then the <span>custom
+  validity error message</span> should be present in the return
+  value.</p>
 
   </div>