[giow] (0) Update the form submission algorithm to match reality more…

… closely.

git-svn-id: http://svn.whatwg.org/webapps@4977 340c8d12-0b0e-0410-8428-c7bf67bfef74

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@@ -41734,10 +41734,6 @@ <h5 id=form-submission-algorithm><span class=secno>4.10.21.3 </span>Form submiss
        whose <a href=#concept-fe-checked title=concept-fe-checked>checkedness</a> is
        false.</li>
 
-       <li>The <var title="">field</var> element is an
-       <code><a href=#the-input-element>input</a></code> element whose <code title=attr-input-type><a href=#attr-input-type>type</a></code> attribute is in the <a href=#file-upload-state title=attr-input-type-file>File Upload</a> state but
-       the control does not have any files selected.</li>
-
        <li>The <var title="">field</var> element is an
        <code><a href=#the-object-element>object</a></code> element that is not using a
        <a href=#plugin>plugin</a>.</li>
@@ -41832,8 +41828,13 @@ <h5 id=form-submission-algorithm><span class=secno>4.10.21.3 </span>Form submiss
      each file <a href=#concept-input-type-file-selected title=concept-input-type-file-selected>selected</a> in the
      <code><a href=#the-input-element>input</a></code> element, append an entry in the <var title="">form data set</var> with the <var title="">name</var> as
      the name, the file (consisting of the name, the type, and the
-     body) as the value, and <var title="">type</var> as the
-     type.</li>
+     body) as the value, and <var title="">type</var> as the type. If
+     there are no <a href=#concept-input-type-file-selected title=concept-input-type-file-selected>selected files</a>,
+     then append an entry in the <var title="">form data set</var>
+     with the <var title="">name</var> as the name, the empty string
+     as the value, and <code title="">application/octet-stream</code>
+     as the type.</li>
+     <!-- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=529859 -->
 
      <li><p>Otherwise, if the <var title="">field</var> element is an
      <code><a href=#the-object-element>object</a></code> element: try to obtain a form submission
@@ -42350,7 +42351,10 @@ <h5 id=multipart-form-data><span class=secno>4.10.21.5 </span>Multipart form dat
 
   <p>Each entry in the <var title="">form data set</var> is a
   <i>field</i>, the name of the entry is the <i>field name</i> and the
-  value of the entry is the <i>field value</i>.</p>
+  value of the entry is the <i>field value</i>, unless the entry's
+  name is "<code title="">_charset_</code>" and its type is "<code title="">hidden</code>", in which case the <i>field value</i> is the
+  character encoding used by the aforementioned algorithm to encode
+  the value of the field.</p>
 
   <p>The order of parts must be the same as the order of fields in the
   <var title="">form data set</var>. Multiple entries with the same

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@@ -41635,10 +41635,6 @@ fur
        whose <a href=#concept-fe-checked title=concept-fe-checked>checkedness</a> is
        false.</li>
 
-       <li>The <var title="">field</var> element is an
-       <code><a href=#the-input-element>input</a></code> element whose <code title=attr-input-type><a href=#attr-input-type>type</a></code> attribute is in the <a href=#file-upload-state title=attr-input-type-file>File Upload</a> state but
-       the control does not have any files selected.</li>
-
        <li>The <var title="">field</var> element is an
        <code><a href=#the-object-element>object</a></code> element that is not using a
        <a href=#plugin>plugin</a>.</li>
@@ -41733,8 +41729,13 @@ fur
      each file <a href=#concept-input-type-file-selected title=concept-input-type-file-selected>selected</a> in the
      <code><a href=#the-input-element>input</a></code> element, append an entry in the <var title="">form data set</var> with the <var title="">name</var> as
      the name, the file (consisting of the name, the type, and the
-     body) as the value, and <var title="">type</var> as the
-     type.</li>
+     body) as the value, and <var title="">type</var> as the type. If
+     there are no <a href=#concept-input-type-file-selected title=concept-input-type-file-selected>selected files</a>,
+     then append an entry in the <var title="">form data set</var>
+     with the <var title="">name</var> as the name, the empty string
+     as the value, and <code title="">application/octet-stream</code>
+     as the type.</li>
+     <!-- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=529859 -->
 
      <li><p>Otherwise, if the <var title="">field</var> element is an
      <code><a href=#the-object-element>object</a></code> element: try to obtain a form submission
@@ -42251,7 +42252,10 @@ fur
 
   <p>Each entry in the <var title="">form data set</var> is a
   <i>field</i>, the name of the entry is the <i>field name</i> and the
-  value of the entry is the <i>field value</i>.</p>
+  value of the entry is the <i>field value</i>, unless the entry's
+  name is "<code title="">_charset_</code>" and its type is "<code title="">hidden</code>", in which case the <i>field value</i> is the
+  character encoding used by the aforementioned algorithm to encode
+  the value of the field.</p>
 
   <p>The order of parts must be the same as the order of fields in the
   <var title="">form data set</var>. Multiple entries with the same

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@@ -46539,12 +46539,6 @@ fur
        whose <span title="concept-fe-checked">checkedness</span> is
        false.</li>
 
-       <li>The <var title="">field</var> element is an
-       <code>input</code> element whose <code
-       title="attr-input-type">type</code> attribute is in the <span
-       title="attr-input-type-file">File Upload</span> state but
-       the control does not have any files selected.</li>
-
        <li>The <var title="">field</var> element is an
        <code>object</code> element that is not using a
        <span>plugin</span>.</li>
@@ -46676,8 +46670,14 @@ fur
      <code>input</code> element, append an entry in the <var
      title="">form data set</var> with the <var title="">name</var> as
      the name, the file (consisting of the name, the type, and the
-     body) as the value, and <var title="">type</var> as the
-     type.</p></li>
+     body) as the value, and <var title="">type</var> as the type. If
+     there are no <span
+     title="concept-input-type-file-selected">selected files</span>,
+     then append an entry in the <var title="">form data set</var>
+     with the <var title="">name</var> as the name, the empty string
+     as the value, and <code title="">application/octet-stream</code>
+     as the type.</p></li>
+     <!-- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=529859 -->
 
      <li><p>Otherwise, if the <var title="">field</var> element is an
      <code>object</code> element: try to obtain a form submission
@@ -47303,7 +47303,11 @@ fur
 
   <p>Each entry in the <var title="">form data set</var> is a
   <i>field</i>, the name of the entry is the <i>field name</i> and the
-  value of the entry is the <i>field value</i>.</p>
+  value of the entry is the <i>field value</i>, unless the entry's
+  name is "<code title="">_charset_</code>" and its type is "<code
+  title="">hidden</code>", in which case the <i>field value</i> is the
+  character encoding used by the aforementioned algorithm to encode
+  the value of the field.</p>
 
   <p>The order of parts must be the same as the order of fields in the
   <var title="">form data set</var>. Multiple entries with the same