[html5] r5527 - [e] (0) Mention xml:space since people seem unable to read the XML spec. Fixing [...]

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Author: ianh
Date: 2010-09-28 10:44:14 -0700 (Tue, 28 Sep 2010)
New Revision: 5527

Modified:
   complete.html
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) Mention xml:space since people seem unable to read the XML spec.
Fixing http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10197

Modified: complete.html
===================================================================
--- complete.html	2010-09-28 06:49:55 UTC (rev 5526)
+++ complete.html	2010-09-28 17:44:14 UTC (rev 5527)
@@ -9265,6 +9265,15 @@
   actually have an <code title="">xmlns</code> attribute in no
   namespace specified.</p>
 
+  <hr><p>The XML specification also allows the use of the <code title=attr-xml-space>xml:space</code> attribute in the <a href=#xml-namespace>XML
+  namespace</a> on any element in an <a href=#xml-documents title="XML
+  documents">XML document</a>. This attribute has no effect on
+  <a href=#html-elements>HTML elements</a>, as the default behavior in HTML is to
+  preserve whitespace. <a href=#refsXML>[XML]</a></p>
+
+  <p class=note>There is no way to serialize the <code title=attr-xml-space>xml:space</code> attribute on <a href=#html-elements>HTML
+  elements</a> in the <code><a href=#text/html>text/html</a></code> syntax.</p>
+
   <hr><p>To enable assistive technology products to expose a more
   fine-grained interface than is otherwise possible with HTML elements
   and attributes, a set of <a href=#annotations-for-assistive-technology-products-(aria)>annotations for assistive technology

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2010-09-28 06:49:55 UTC (rev 5526)
+++ index	2010-09-28 17:44:14 UTC (rev 5527)
@@ -9242,6 +9242,15 @@
   actually have an <code title="">xmlns</code> attribute in no
   namespace specified.</p>
 
+  <hr><p>The XML specification also allows the use of the <code title=attr-xml-space>xml:space</code> attribute in the <a href=#xml-namespace>XML
+  namespace</a> on any element in an <a href=#xml-documents title="XML
+  documents">XML document</a>. This attribute has no effect on
+  <a href=#html-elements>HTML elements</a>, as the default behavior in HTML is to
+  preserve whitespace. <a href=#refsXML>[XML]</a></p>
+
+  <p class=note>There is no way to serialize the <code title=attr-xml-space>xml:space</code> attribute on <a href=#html-elements>HTML
+  elements</a> in the <code><a href=#text/html>text/html</a></code> syntax.</p>
+
   <hr><p>To enable assistive technology products to expose a more
   fine-grained interface than is otherwise possible with HTML elements
   and attributes, a set of <a href=#annotations-for-assistive-technology-products-(aria)>annotations for assistive technology

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2010-09-28 06:49:55 UTC (rev 5526)
+++ source	2010-09-28 17:44:14 UTC (rev 5527)
@@ -9351,6 +9351,19 @@
 
   <hr>
 
+  <p>The XML specification also allows the use of the <code
+  title="attr-xml-space">xml:space</code> attribute in the <span>XML
+  namespace</span> on any element in an <span title="XML
+  documents">XML document</span>. This attribute has no effect on
+  <span>HTML elements</span>, as the default behavior in HTML is to
+  preserve whitespace. <a href="#refsXML">[XML]</a></p>
+
+  <p class="note">There is no way to serialize the <code
+  title="attr-xml-space">xml:space</code> attribute on <span>HTML
+  elements</span> in the <code>text/html</code> syntax.</p>
+
+  <hr>
+
   <p>To enable assistive technology products to expose a more
   fine-grained interface than is otherwise possible with HTML elements
   and attributes, a set of <span>annotations for assistive technology