[html5] r5035 - [e] (0) Try to explain what 'text' means in the attribute table. Fixing http://w [...]

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Tue Apr 13 02:52:07 PDT 2010


Author: ianh
Date: 2010-04-13 02:52:06 -0700 (Tue, 13 Apr 2010)
New Revision: 5035

Modified:
   complete.html
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) Try to explain what 'text' means in the attribute table.
Fixing http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=9493

Modified: complete.html
===================================================================
--- complete.html	2010-04-13 09:35:24 UTC (rev 5034)
+++ complete.html	2010-04-13 09:52:06 UTC (rev 5035)
@@ -363,7 +363,9 @@
        <li><a href=#classes><span class=secno>3.2.3.6 </span>The <code>class</code> attribute</a></li>
        <li><a href=#the-style-attribute><span class=secno>3.2.3.7 </span>The <code>style</code> attribute</a></li>
        <li><a href=#embedding-custom-non-visible-data><span class=secno>3.2.3.8 </span>Embedding custom non-visible data</a></ol></li>
-     <li><a href=#element-definitions><span class=secno>3.2.4 </span>Element definitions</a></li>
+     <li><a href=#element-definitions><span class=secno>3.2.4 </span>Element definitions</a>
+      <ol>
+       <li><a href=#attributes><span class=secno>3.2.4.1 </span>Attributes</a></ol></li>
      <li><a href=#content-models><span class=secno>3.2.5 </span>Content models</a>
       <ol>
        <li><a href=#kinds-of-content><span class=secno>3.2.5.1 </span>Kinds of content</a>
@@ -1085,7 +1087,7 @@
       <ol>
        <li><a href=#start-tags><span class=secno>12.1.2.1 </span>Start tags</a></li>
        <li><a href=#end-tags><span class=secno>12.1.2.2 </span>End tags</a></li>
-       <li><a href=#attributes><span class=secno>12.1.2.3 </span>Attributes</a></li>
+       <li><a href=#attributes-0><span class=secno>12.1.2.3 </span>Attributes</a></li>
        <li><a href=#optional-tags><span class=secno>12.1.2.4 </span>Optional tags</a></li>
        <li><a href=#element-restrictions><span class=secno>12.1.2.5 </span>Restrictions on content models</a></li>
        <li><a href=#cdata-rcdata-restrictions><span class=secno>12.1.2.6 </span>Restrictions on the contents of raw text and RCDATA elements</a></ol></li>
@@ -1301,7 +1303,7 @@
   <ol>
    <li><a class=no-num href=#elements-1>Elements</a></li>
    <li><a class=no-num href=#element-content-categories>Element content categories</a></li>
-   <li><a class=no-num href=#attributes-0>Attributes</a></li>
+   <li><a class=no-num href=#attributes-1>Attributes</a></li>
    <li><a class=no-num href=#interfaces>Interfaces</a></ol></li>
  <li><a class=no-num href=#references>References</a></li>
  <li><a class=no-num href=#acknowledgements>Acknowledgements</a></ol>
@@ -9594,7 +9596,15 @@
   also included.</p>
 
 
+  <h5 id=attributes><span class=secno>3.2.4.1 </span>Attributes</h5>
 
+  <p id=attribute-text>Except where otherwise specified, attributes
+  on <a href=#html-elements>HTML elements</a> may have any string value, including
+  the empty string. Except where explicitly stated, is no restriction
+  on what text can be specified in such attributes.</p>
+
+
+
   <h4 id=content-models><span class=secno>3.2.5 </span><dfn>Content models</dfn></h4>
 
   <p>Each element defined in this specification has a content model: a
@@ -73293,7 +73303,7 @@
    <li>Finally, end tags must be closed by a U+003E GREATER-THAN SIGN
    character (>).</li>
 
-  </ol><h5 id=attributes><span class=secno>12.1.2.3 </span>Attributes</h5>
+  </ol><h5 id=attributes-0><span class=secno>12.1.2.3 </span>Attributes</h5>
 
   <p><dfn id=syntax-attributes title=syntax-attributes>Attributes</dfn> for an element
   are expressed inside the element's start tag.</p>
@@ -87898,7 +87908,7 @@
      <td>
       —
 
-  </table><h3 class=no-num id=attributes-0>Attributes</h3>
+  </table><h3 class=no-num id=attributes-1>Attributes</h3>
 
   <p><i>This section is non-normative.</i></p>
 
@@ -87928,7 +87938,7 @@
           <code title=attr-img-alt><a href=#attr-img-alt>img</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-input-alt><a href=#attr-input-alt>input</a></code>
      <td> Replacement text for use when images are not available
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">async</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-script-async><a href=#attr-script-async>script</a></code>
      <td> Execute script asynchronously
@@ -87954,7 +87964,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">challenge</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-keygen-challenge><a href=#attr-keygen-challenge>keygen</a></code>
      <td> String to package with the generated and signed public key
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">charset</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-meta-charset><a href=#attr-meta-charset>meta</a></code>
      <td> <a href=#character-encoding-declaration>Character encoding declaration</a>
@@ -87991,7 +88001,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">content</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-meta-content><a href=#attr-meta-content>meta</a></code>
      <td> Value of the element
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">contenteditable</code>
      <td> <a href=#attr-contenteditable title=attr-contenteditable>HTML elements</a>
      <td> Whether the element is <a href=#editable>editable</a>
@@ -88142,7 +88152,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">http-equiv</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-meta-http-equiv><a href=#attr-meta-http-equiv>meta</a></code>
      <td> Pragma directive
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">icon</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-command-icon><a href=#attr-command-icon>command</a></code>
      <td> Icon for the command
@@ -88150,7 +88160,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">id</code>
      <td> <a href=#the-id-attribute title=attr-id>HTML elements</a>
      <td> The element's <a href=#concept-id title=concept-id>ID</a>
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">ismap</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-img-ismap><a href=#attr-img-ismap>img</a></code>
      <td> Whether the image is a server-side image map
@@ -88180,14 +88190,14 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">keytype</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-keygen-keytype><a href=#attr-keygen-keytype>keygen</a></code>
      <td> The type of cryptographic key to generate
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">label</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-command-label><a href=#attr-command-label>command</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-menu-label><a href=#attr-menu-label>menu</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-optgroup-label><a href=#attr-optgroup-label>optgroup</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-option-label><a href=#attr-option-label>option</a></code>
      <td> User-visible label
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">lang</code>
      <td> <a href=#attr-lang title=attr-lang>HTML elements</a>
      <td> <a href=#language>Language</a> of the element
@@ -88257,11 +88267,11 @@
           <code title=attr-fe-name><a href=#attr-fe-name>select</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-fe-name><a href=#attr-fe-name>textarea</a></code>
      <td> Name of form control to use for <a href=#form-submission>form submission</a> and in the <code title=dom-form-elements><a href=#dom-form-elements>form.elements</a></code> API
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-form-name><a href=#attr-form-name>form</a></code>
      <td> Name of form to use in the <code title=dom-document-forms><a href=#dom-document-forms>document.forms</a></code> API
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-iframe-name><a href=#attr-iframe-name>iframe</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-object-name><a href=#attr-object-name>object</a></code>
@@ -88270,15 +88280,15 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-map-name><a href=#attr-map-name>map</a></code>
      <td> Name of <a href=#image-map>image map</a> to reference from the <code title=attr-hyperlink-usemap><a href=#attr-hyperlink-usemap>usemap</a></code> attribute
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-meta-name><a href=#attr-meta-name>meta</a></code>
      <td> Metadata name
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-param-name><a href=#attr-param-name>param</a></code>
      <td> Name of parameter
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">novalidate</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-fs-novalidate><a href=#attr-fs-novalidate>form</a></code>
      <td> Bypass form control validation for <a href=#form-submission>form submission</a>
@@ -88306,7 +88316,7 @@
      <td> <code title=attr-input-placeholder><a href=#attr-input-placeholder>input</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-textarea-placeholder><a href=#attr-textarea-placeholder>textarea</a></code>
      <td> User-visible label to be placed within the form control
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">poster</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-video-poster><a href=#attr-video-poster>video</a></code>
      <td> Poster frame to show prior to video playback
@@ -88325,7 +88335,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">radiogroup</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-command-radiogroup><a href=#attr-command-radiogroup>command</a></code>
      <td> Name of group of commands to treat as a radio button group
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">readonly</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-input-readonly><a href=#attr-input-readonly>input</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-textarea-readonly><a href=#attr-textarea-readonly>textarea</a></code>
@@ -88436,7 +88446,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">summary</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-table-summary><a href=#attr-table-summary>table</a></code>
      <td> Explanatory text for complex tables for users of screen readers
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">tabindex</code>
      <td> <a href=#attr-tabindex title=attr-tabindex>HTML elements</a>
      <td> Whether the element is focusable, and the relative order of the element for the purposes of sequential focus navigation
@@ -88457,25 +88467,25 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <a href=#the-title-attribute title=attr-title>HTML elements</a>
      <td> Advisory information for the element
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-abbr-title><a href=#attr-abbr-title>abbr</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-dfn-title><a href=#attr-dfn-title>dfn</a></code>
      <td> Full term or expansion of abbreviation
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-command-title><a href=#attr-command-title>command</a></code>
      <td> Hint describing the command
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-link-title><a href=#attr-link-title>link</a></code>
      <td> Title of the link
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-link-title><a href=#attr-link-title>link</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-style-title><a href=#attr-style-title>style</a></code>
      <td> Alternative style sheet set name
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">type</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-hyperlink-type><a href=#attr-hyperlink-type>a</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-hyperlink-type><a href=#attr-hyperlink-type>area</a></code>;
@@ -88520,7 +88530,7 @@
      <td> <code title=attr-button-value><a href=#attr-button-value>button</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-option-value><a href=#attr-option-value>option</a></code>
      <td> Value to be used for <a href=#form-submission>form submission</a>
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">value</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-input-value><a href=#attr-input-value>input</a></code>
      <td> Value of the form control
@@ -88537,7 +88547,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">value</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-param-value><a href=#attr-param-value>param</a></code>
      <td> Value of parameter
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">width</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-canvas-width><a href=#attr-canvas-width>canvas</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-dim-width><a href=#attr-dim-width>embed</a></code>;

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2010-04-13 09:35:24 UTC (rev 5034)
+++ index	2010-04-13 09:52:06 UTC (rev 5035)
@@ -372,7 +372,9 @@
        <li><a href=#classes><span class=secno>3.2.3.6 </span>The <code>class</code> attribute</a></li>
        <li><a href=#the-style-attribute><span class=secno>3.2.3.7 </span>The <code>style</code> attribute</a></li>
        <li><a href=#embedding-custom-non-visible-data><span class=secno>3.2.3.8 </span>Embedding custom non-visible data</a></ol></li>
-     <li><a href=#element-definitions><span class=secno>3.2.4 </span>Element definitions</a></li>
+     <li><a href=#element-definitions><span class=secno>3.2.4 </span>Element definitions</a>
+      <ol>
+       <li><a href=#attributes><span class=secno>3.2.4.1 </span>Attributes</a></ol></li>
      <li><a href=#content-models><span class=secno>3.2.5 </span>Content models</a>
       <ol>
        <li><a href=#kinds-of-content><span class=secno>3.2.5.1 </span>Kinds of content</a>
@@ -957,7 +959,7 @@
       <ol>
        <li><a href=#start-tags><span class=secno>10.1.2.1 </span>Start tags</a></li>
        <li><a href=#end-tags><span class=secno>10.1.2.2 </span>End tags</a></li>
-       <li><a href=#attributes><span class=secno>10.1.2.3 </span>Attributes</a></li>
+       <li><a href=#attributes-0><span class=secno>10.1.2.3 </span>Attributes</a></li>
        <li><a href=#optional-tags><span class=secno>10.1.2.4 </span>Optional tags</a></li>
        <li><a href=#element-restrictions><span class=secno>10.1.2.5 </span>Restrictions on content models</a></li>
        <li><a href=#cdata-rcdata-restrictions><span class=secno>10.1.2.6 </span>Restrictions on the contents of raw text and RCDATA elements</a></ol></li>
@@ -1173,7 +1175,7 @@
   <ol>
    <li><a class=no-num href=#elements-1>Elements</a></li>
    <li><a class=no-num href=#element-content-categories>Element content categories</a></li>
-   <li><a class=no-num href=#attributes-0>Attributes</a></li>
+   <li><a class=no-num href=#attributes-1>Attributes</a></li>
    <li><a class=no-num href=#interfaces>Interfaces</a></li>
    <li><a class=no-num href=#events-0>Events</a></ol></li>
  <li><a class=no-num href=#references>References</a></li>
@@ -9492,7 +9494,15 @@
   also included.</p>
 
 
+  <h5 id=attributes><span class=secno>3.2.4.1 </span>Attributes</h5>
 
+  <p id=attribute-text>Except where otherwise specified, attributes
+  on <a href=#html-elements>HTML elements</a> may have any string value, including
+  the empty string. Except where explicitly stated, is no restriction
+  on what text can be specified in such attributes.</p>
+
+
+
   <h4 id=content-models><span class=secno>3.2.5 </span><dfn>Content models</dfn></h4>
 
   <p>Each element defined in this specification has a content model: a
@@ -66559,7 +66569,7 @@
    <li>Finally, end tags must be closed by a U+003E GREATER-THAN SIGN
    character (>).</li>
 
-  </ol><h5 id=attributes><span class=secno>10.1.2.3 </span>Attributes</h5>
+  </ol><h5 id=attributes-0><span class=secno>10.1.2.3 </span>Attributes</h5>
 
   <p><dfn id=syntax-attributes title=syntax-attributes>Attributes</dfn> for an element
   are expressed inside the element's start tag.</p>
@@ -81164,7 +81174,7 @@
      <td>
       —
 
-  </table><h3 class=no-num id=attributes-0>Attributes</h3>
+  </table><h3 class=no-num id=attributes-1>Attributes</h3>
 
   <p><i>This section is non-normative.</i></p>
 
@@ -81194,7 +81204,7 @@
           <code title=attr-img-alt><a href=#attr-img-alt>img</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-input-alt><a href=#attr-input-alt>input</a></code>
      <td> Replacement text for use when images are not available
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">async</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-script-async><a href=#attr-script-async>script</a></code>
      <td> Execute script asynchronously
@@ -81220,7 +81230,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">challenge</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-keygen-challenge><a href=#attr-keygen-challenge>keygen</a></code>
      <td> String to package with the generated and signed public key
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">charset</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-meta-charset><a href=#attr-meta-charset>meta</a></code>
      <td> <a href=#character-encoding-declaration>Character encoding declaration</a>
@@ -81257,7 +81267,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">content</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-meta-content><a href=#attr-meta-content>meta</a></code>
      <td> Value of the element
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">contenteditable</code>
      <td> <a href=#attr-contenteditable title=attr-contenteditable>HTML elements</a>
      <td> Whether the element is <a href=#editable>editable</a>
@@ -81408,7 +81418,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">http-equiv</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-meta-http-equiv><a href=#attr-meta-http-equiv>meta</a></code>
      <td> Pragma directive
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">icon</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-command-icon><a href=#attr-command-icon>command</a></code>
      <td> Icon for the command
@@ -81416,7 +81426,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">id</code>
      <td> <a href=#the-id-attribute title=attr-id>HTML elements</a>
      <td> The element's <a href=#concept-id title=concept-id>ID</a>
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">ismap</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-img-ismap><a href=#attr-img-ismap>img</a></code>
      <td> Whether the image is a server-side image map
@@ -81446,14 +81456,14 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">keytype</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-keygen-keytype><a href=#attr-keygen-keytype>keygen</a></code>
      <td> The type of cryptographic key to generate
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">label</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-command-label><a href=#attr-command-label>command</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-menu-label><a href=#attr-menu-label>menu</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-optgroup-label><a href=#attr-optgroup-label>optgroup</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-option-label><a href=#attr-option-label>option</a></code>
      <td> User-visible label
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">lang</code>
      <td> <a href=#attr-lang title=attr-lang>HTML elements</a>
      <td> <a href=#language>Language</a> of the element
@@ -81523,11 +81533,11 @@
           <code title=attr-fe-name><a href=#attr-fe-name>select</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-fe-name><a href=#attr-fe-name>textarea</a></code>
      <td> Name of form control to use for <a href=#form-submission>form submission</a> and in the <code title=dom-form-elements><a href=#dom-form-elements>form.elements</a></code> API
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-form-name><a href=#attr-form-name>form</a></code>
      <td> Name of form to use in the <code title=dom-document-forms><a href=#dom-document-forms>document.forms</a></code> API
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-iframe-name><a href=#attr-iframe-name>iframe</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-object-name><a href=#attr-object-name>object</a></code>
@@ -81536,15 +81546,15 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-map-name><a href=#attr-map-name>map</a></code>
      <td> Name of <a href=#image-map>image map</a> to reference from the <code title=attr-hyperlink-usemap><a href=#attr-hyperlink-usemap>usemap</a></code> attribute
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-meta-name><a href=#attr-meta-name>meta</a></code>
      <td> Metadata name
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-param-name><a href=#attr-param-name>param</a></code>
      <td> Name of parameter
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">novalidate</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-fs-novalidate><a href=#attr-fs-novalidate>form</a></code>
      <td> Bypass form control validation for <a href=#form-submission>form submission</a>
@@ -81572,7 +81582,7 @@
      <td> <code title=attr-input-placeholder><a href=#attr-input-placeholder>input</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-textarea-placeholder><a href=#attr-textarea-placeholder>textarea</a></code>
      <td> User-visible label to be placed within the form control
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">poster</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-video-poster><a href=#attr-video-poster>video</a></code>
      <td> Poster frame to show prior to video playback
@@ -81591,7 +81601,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">radiogroup</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-command-radiogroup><a href=#attr-command-radiogroup>command</a></code>
      <td> Name of group of commands to treat as a radio button group
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">readonly</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-input-readonly><a href=#attr-input-readonly>input</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-textarea-readonly><a href=#attr-textarea-readonly>textarea</a></code>
@@ -81702,7 +81712,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">summary</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-table-summary><a href=#attr-table-summary>table</a></code>
      <td> Explanatory text for complex tables for users of screen readers
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>*
     <tr><th> <code title="">tabindex</code>
      <td> <a href=#attr-tabindex title=attr-tabindex>HTML elements</a>
      <td> Whether the element is focusable, and the relative order of the element for the purposes of sequential focus navigation
@@ -81723,25 +81733,25 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <a href=#the-title-attribute title=attr-title>HTML elements</a>
      <td> Advisory information for the element
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-abbr-title><a href=#attr-abbr-title>abbr</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-dfn-title><a href=#attr-dfn-title>dfn</a></code>
      <td> Full term or expansion of abbreviation
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-command-title><a href=#attr-command-title>command</a></code>
      <td> Hint describing the command
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-link-title><a href=#attr-link-title>link</a></code>
      <td> Title of the link
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-link-title><a href=#attr-link-title>link</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-style-title><a href=#attr-style-title>style</a></code>
      <td> Alternative style sheet set name
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">type</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-hyperlink-type><a href=#attr-hyperlink-type>a</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-hyperlink-type><a href=#attr-hyperlink-type>area</a></code>;
@@ -81786,7 +81796,7 @@
      <td> <code title=attr-button-value><a href=#attr-button-value>button</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-option-value><a href=#attr-option-value>option</a></code>
      <td> Value to be used for <a href=#form-submission>form submission</a>
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">value</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-input-value><a href=#attr-input-value>input</a></code>
      <td> Value of the form control
@@ -81803,7 +81813,7 @@
     <tr><th> <code title="">value</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-param-value><a href=#attr-param-value>param</a></code>
      <td> Value of parameter
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href=#attribute-text>Text</a>
     <tr><th> <code title="">width</code>
      <td> <code title=attr-canvas-width><a href=#attr-canvas-width>canvas</a></code>;
           <code title=attr-dim-width><a href=#attr-dim-width>embed</a></code>;

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2010-04-13 09:35:24 UTC (rev 5034)
+++ source	2010-04-13 09:52:06 UTC (rev 5035)
@@ -9675,7 +9675,15 @@
   also included.</p>
 
 
+  <h5>Attributes</h5>
 
+  <p id="attribute-text">Except where otherwise specified, attributes
+  on <span>HTML elements</span> may have any string value, including
+  the empty string. Except where explicitly stated, is no restriction
+  on what text can be specified in such attributes.</p>
+
+
+
   <h4><dfn>Content models</dfn></h4>
 
   <p>Each element defined in this specification has a content model: a
@@ -100335,7 +100343,7 @@
           <code title="attr-img-alt">img</code>;
           <code title="attr-input-alt">input</code>
      <td> Replacement text for use when images are not available
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>*
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">async</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-script-async">script</code>
@@ -100366,7 +100374,7 @@
      <th> <code title="">challenge</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-keygen-challenge">keygen</code>
      <td> String to package with the generated and signed public key
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">charset</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-meta-charset">meta</code>
@@ -100411,7 +100419,7 @@
      <th> <code title="">content</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-meta-content">meta</code>
      <td> Value of the element
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>*
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">contenteditable</code>
      <td> <span title="attr-contenteditable">HTML elements</span>
@@ -100591,7 +100599,7 @@
      <th> <code title="">http-equiv</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-meta-http-equiv">meta</code>
      <td> Pragma directive
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>*
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">icon</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-command-icon">command</code>
@@ -100601,7 +100609,7 @@
      <th> <code title="">id</code>
      <td> <span title="attr-id">HTML elements</span>
      <td> The element's <span title="concept-id">ID</span>
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>*
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">ismap</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-img-ismap">img</code>
@@ -100638,7 +100646,7 @@
      <th> <code title="">keytype</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-keygen-keytype">keygen</code>
      <td> The type of cryptographic key to generate
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>*
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">label</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-command-label">command</code>;
@@ -100646,7 +100654,7 @@
           <code title="attr-optgroup-label">optgroup</code>;
           <code title="attr-option-label">option</code>
      <td> User-visible label
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">lang</code>
      <td> <span title="attr-lang">HTML elements</span>
@@ -100730,12 +100738,12 @@
           <code title="attr-fe-name">select</code>;
           <code title="attr-fe-name">textarea</code>
      <td> Name of form control to use for <span>form submission</span> and in the <code title="dom-form-elements">form.elements</code> API
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>*
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-form-name">form</code>
      <td> Name of form to use in the <code title="dom-document-forms">document.forms</code> API
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>*
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-iframe-name">iframe</code>;
@@ -100746,17 +100754,17 @@
      <th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-map-name">map</code>
      <td> Name of <span>image map</span> to reference from the <code title="attr-hyperlink-usemap">usemap</code> attribute
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>*
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-meta-name">meta</code>
      <td> Metadata name
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>*
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">name</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-param-name">param</code>
      <td> Name of parameter
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">novalidate</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-fs-novalidate">form</code>
@@ -100790,7 +100798,7 @@
      <td> <code title="attr-input-placeholder">input</code>;
           <code title="attr-textarea-placeholder">textarea</code>
      <td> User-visible label to be placed within the form control
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>*
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">poster</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-video-poster">video</code>
@@ -100813,7 +100821,7 @@
      <th> <code title="">radiogroup</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-command-radiogroup">command</code>
      <td> Name of group of commands to treat as a radio button group
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">readonly</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-input-readonly">input</code>;
@@ -100946,7 +100954,7 @@
      <th> <code title="">summary</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-table-summary">table</code>
      <td> Explanatory text for complex tables for users of screen readers
-     <td> Text*
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>*
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">tabindex</code>
      <td> <span title="attr-tabindex">HTML elements</span>
@@ -100972,29 +100980,29 @@
      <th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <span title="attr-title">HTML elements</span>
      <td> Advisory information for the element
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-abbr-title">abbr</code>;
           <code title="attr-dfn-title">dfn</code>
      <td> Full term or expansion of abbreviation
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-command-title">command</code>
      <td> Hint describing the command
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-link-title">link</code>
      <td> Title of the link
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">title</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-link-title">link</code>;
           <code title="attr-style-title">style</code>
      <td> Alternative style sheet set name
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">type</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-hyperlink-type">a</code>;
@@ -101047,7 +101055,7 @@
      <td> <code title="attr-button-value">button</code>;
           <code title="attr-option-value">option</code>
      <td> Value to be used for <span>form submission</span>
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">value</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-input-value">input</code>
@@ -101068,7 +101076,7 @@
      <th> <code title="">value</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-param-value">param</code>
      <td> Value of parameter
-     <td> Text
+     <td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
     <tr>
      <th> <code title="">width</code>
      <td> <code title="attr-canvas-width">canvas</code>;




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