[e] (0) Apply some WG chair decisions.

Affected topics: HTML

git-svn-id: http://svn.whatwg.org/webapps@7056 340c8d12-0b0e-0410-8428-c7bf67bfef74

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 
   <header class=head id=head><p><a class=logo href=http://www.whatwg.org/><img alt=WHATWG height=101 src=/images/logo width=101></a></p>
    <hgroup><h1 class=allcaps>HTML</h1>
-    <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Living Standard &mdash; Last Updated 17 April 2012</h2>
+    <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Living Standard &mdash; Last Updated 18 April 2012</h2>
    </hgroup><dl><dt><strong>Web developer edition:</strong></dt>
     <dd><strong><a href=http://developers.whatwg.org/>http://developers.whatwg.org/</a></strong></dd>
     <dt>Multiple-page version:</dt>
@@ -1509,6 +1509,16 @@ <h6 class=no-toc id=how-do-the-whatwg-and-w3c-specifications-differ?><span class
    instead, because of a <a href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Jan/0131.html>working
    group chair decision from November 2011</a>.</li>
 
+   <li>The W3C HTML specification omits a number of suggestions
+   regarding using the <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code>
+   attribute, and makes using the <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute for captions
+   non-conforming in certain specific cases, because of a number of
+   working group chair decisions from March 2012:
+   <a href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0555.html>first</a>,
+   <a href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0731.html>second</a>,
+   <a href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0785.html>third</a>.
+   </li><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+
   </ul><p>The following sections are only published in the WHATWG
   specifications and are not currently available anywhere else:</p>
 
@@ -11206,8 +11216,9 @@ <h5 id=the-title-attribute><span class=secno>3.2.3.2 </span>The <dfn title=attr-
   title or a description of the target resource; on an image, it could
   be the image credit or a description of the image; on a paragraph,
   it could be a footnote or commentary on the text; on a citation, it
-  could be further information about the source; and so forth. The
-  value is text.</p>
+  could be further information about the source; on <a href=#interactive-content>interactive
+  content</a>, it could be a label for, or instructions for, use of
+  the element; and so forth. The value is text.</p>
 
   <p>If this attribute is omitted from an element, then it implies
   that the <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute of the
@@ -20434,7 +20445,35 @@ <h4 id=the-figure-element><span class=secno>4.5.11 </span>The <dfn><code>figure<
   <div class=example>
 
    <p>In this example, which could be part of a much larger work
-   discussing a castle, the figure has three images in it.</p>
+   discussing a castle, nested <code><a href=#the-figure-element>figure</a></code> elements are used
+   to provide both a group caption and individual captions for each
+   figure in the group:</p>
+
+   <pre>&lt;figure&gt;
+ &lt;figcaption&gt;The castle through the ages: 1423, 1858, and 1999 respectively.&lt;/figcaption&gt;
+ &lt;figure&gt;
+  &lt;figcaption&gt;Etching. Anonymous, ca. 1423.&lt;/figcaption&gt;
+  &lt;img src="castle1423.jpeg" alt="The castle has one tower, and a tall wall around it."&gt;
+ &lt;/figure&gt;
+ &lt;figure&gt;
+  &lt;figcaption&gt;Oil-based paint on canvas. Maria Towle, 1858.&lt;/figcaption&gt;
+  &lt;img src="castle1858.jpeg" alt="The castle now has two towers and two walls."&gt;
+ &lt;/figure&gt;
+ &lt;figure&gt;
+  &lt;figcaption&gt;Film photograph. Peter Jankle, 1999.&lt;/figcaption&gt;
+  &lt;img src="castle1999.jpeg" alt="The castle lies in ruins, the original tower all that remains in one piece."&gt;
+ &lt;/figure&gt;
+&lt;/figure&gt;</pre>
+
+  </div>
+
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+  <div class=example>
+
+   <p>The previous example could also be more succintly written as
+   follows (using <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attributes in
+   place of the nested <code><a href=#the-figure-element>figure</a></code>/<code><a href=#the-figcaption-element>figcaption</a></code>
+   pairs):</p>
 
    <pre>&lt;figure&gt;
  &lt;img src="castle1423.jpeg" title="Etching. Anonymous, ca. 1423."
@@ -20447,6 +20486,7 @@ <h4 id=the-figure-element><span class=secno>4.5.11 </span>The <dfn><code>figure<
 &lt;/figure&gt;</pre>
 
   </div>
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
 
   <h4 id=the-figcaption-element><span class=secno>4.5.12 </span>The <dfn><code>figcaption</code></dfn> element</h4>
@@ -23794,7 +23834,7 @@ <h4 id=the-img-element><span class=secno>4.8.1 </span>The <dfn><code>img</code><
     caption information for the image, derived as follows:</p>
 
     <ol><!-- when editing this list, search for the two other occurrences
-     of 'critical-no-alt' --><li><p>If the image has a <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code>
+     of 'critical-no-alt' --><!--TITLE--><!-- this is not omitted for some reason; see http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/notitlev2#Details --><li><p>If the image has a <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code>
      attribute whose value is not the empty string, then the value of
      that attribute is the caption information; abort these
      steps.</li>
@@ -24754,8 +24794,9 @@ <h6 id=a-key-part-of-the-content><span class=secno>4.8.1.1.10 </span>A key part
     be met as well:</p>
 
     <ul><!-- when editing this list, search for the two other occurrences
-     of 'critical-no-alt' --><li>The <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute is
+     of 'critical-no-alt' --><!--FORK--><!--TITLE--><li>The <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute is
      present and has a non-empty value.</li>
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
      <li id=figcaption-as-alt-condition>The <code><a href=#the-img-element>img</a></code> element
      is in a <code><a href=#the-figure-element>figure</a></code> element that contains a
@@ -24954,9 +24995,10 @@ <h6 id=guidance-for-conformance-checkers><span class=secno>4.8.1.1.14 </span>Gui
   the conditions listed below applies:</p>
 
   <ul><!-- when editing this list, search for the two other occurrences
-   of 'critical-no-alt' --><li>The <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute is present
+   of 'critical-no-alt' --><!--FORK--><!--TITLE--><li>The <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute is present
    and has a non-empty value (as <a href=#unknown-images>described
    above</a>).</li>
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
    <li>The <code><a href=#the-img-element>img</a></code> element is in a <code><a href=#the-figure-element>figure</a></code>
    element that satisfies <a href=#figcaption-as-alt-condition>the
@@ -58792,6 +58834,7 @@ <h4 id=footnotes><span class=secno>4.13.5 </span>Footnotes</h4>
   <p>HTML does not have a dedicated mechanism for marking up
   footnotes. Here are the recommended alternatives.</p>
 
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
   <hr><p>For short inline annotations, the <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute should be used.</p>
 
   <div class=example>
@@ -58807,10 +58850,15 @@ <h4 id=footnotes><span class=secno>4.13.5 </span>Footnotes</h4>
 closing for lunch&lt;/span&gt;.</pre>
 
   </div>
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
-  <hr><p>For longer annotations, the <code><a href=#the-a-element>a</a></code> element should be
-  used, pointing to an element later in the document. The convention
-  is that the contents of the link be a number in square brackets.</p>
+  <hr><p>For
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+  longer
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+  annotations, the <code><a href=#the-a-element>a</a></code> element should be used, pointing to
+  an element later in the document. The convention is that the
+  contents of the link be a number in square brackets.</p>
 
   <div class=example>
 

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 
   <header class=head id=head><p><a class=logo href=http://www.whatwg.org/><img alt=WHATWG height=101 src=/images/logo width=101></a></p>
    <hgroup><h1 class=allcaps>HTML</h1>
-    <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Living Standard &mdash; Last Updated 17 April 2012</h2>
+    <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Living Standard &mdash; Last Updated 18 April 2012</h2>
    </hgroup><dl><dt><strong>Web developer edition:</strong></dt>
     <dd><strong><a href=http://developers.whatwg.org/>http://developers.whatwg.org/</a></strong></dd>
     <dt>Multiple-page version:</dt>
@@ -1509,6 +1509,16 @@
    instead, because of a <a href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Jan/0131.html>working
    group chair decision from November 2011</a>.</li>
 
+   <li>The W3C HTML specification omits a number of suggestions
+   regarding using the <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code>
+   attribute, and makes using the <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute for captions
+   non-conforming in certain specific cases, because of a number of
+   working group chair decisions from March 2012:
+   <a href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0555.html>first</a>,
+   <a href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0731.html>second</a>,
+   <a href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0785.html>third</a>.
+   </li><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+
   </ul><p>The following sections are only published in the WHATWG
   specifications and are not currently available anywhere else:</p>
 
@@ -11206,8 +11216,9 @@ interface <dfn id=htmlunknownelement>HTMLUnknownElement</dfn> : <a href=#htmlele
   title or a description of the target resource; on an image, it could
   be the image credit or a description of the image; on a paragraph,
   it could be a footnote or commentary on the text; on a citation, it
-  could be further information about the source; and so forth. The
-  value is text.</p>
+  could be further information about the source; on <a href=#interactive-content>interactive
+  content</a>, it could be a label for, or instructions for, use of
+  the element; and so forth. The value is text.</p>
 
   <p>If this attribute is omitted from an element, then it implies
   that the <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute of the
@@ -20434,7 +20445,35 @@ included with Exhibit B.
   <div class=example>
 
    <p>In this example, which could be part of a much larger work
-   discussing a castle, the figure has three images in it.</p>
+   discussing a castle, nested <code><a href=#the-figure-element>figure</a></code> elements are used
+   to provide both a group caption and individual captions for each
+   figure in the group:</p>
+
+   <pre>&lt;figure&gt;
+ &lt;figcaption&gt;The castle through the ages: 1423, 1858, and 1999 respectively.&lt;/figcaption&gt;
+ &lt;figure&gt;
+  &lt;figcaption&gt;Etching. Anonymous, ca. 1423.&lt;/figcaption&gt;
+  &lt;img src="castle1423.jpeg" alt="The castle has one tower, and a tall wall around it."&gt;
+ &lt;/figure&gt;
+ &lt;figure&gt;
+  &lt;figcaption&gt;Oil-based paint on canvas. Maria Towle, 1858.&lt;/figcaption&gt;
+  &lt;img src="castle1858.jpeg" alt="The castle now has two towers and two walls."&gt;
+ &lt;/figure&gt;
+ &lt;figure&gt;
+  &lt;figcaption&gt;Film photograph. Peter Jankle, 1999.&lt;/figcaption&gt;
+  &lt;img src="castle1999.jpeg" alt="The castle lies in ruins, the original tower all that remains in one piece."&gt;
+ &lt;/figure&gt;
+&lt;/figure&gt;</pre>
+
+  </div>
+
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+  <div class=example>
+
+   <p>The previous example could also be more succintly written as
+   follows (using <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attributes in
+   place of the nested <code><a href=#the-figure-element>figure</a></code>/<code><a href=#the-figcaption-element>figcaption</a></code>
+   pairs):</p>
 
    <pre>&lt;figure&gt;
  &lt;img src="castle1423.jpeg" title="Etching. Anonymous, ca. 1423."
@@ -20447,6 +20486,7 @@ included with Exhibit B.
 &lt;/figure&gt;</pre>
 
   </div>
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
 
   <h4 id=the-figcaption-element><span class=secno>4.5.12 </span>The <dfn><code>figcaption</code></dfn> element</h4>
@@ -23794,7 +23834,7 @@ interface <dfn id=htmlimageelement>HTMLImageElement</dfn> : <a href=#htmlelement
     caption information for the image, derived as follows:</p>
 
     <ol><!-- when editing this list, search for the two other occurrences
-     of 'critical-no-alt' --><li><p>If the image has a <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code>
+     of 'critical-no-alt' --><!--TITLE--><!-- this is not omitted for some reason; see http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/notitlev2#Details --><li><p>If the image has a <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code>
      attribute whose value is not the empty string, then the value of
      that attribute is the caption information; abort these
      steps.</li>
@@ -24754,8 +24794,9 @@ of various sizes."&gt;</strong></pre>
     be met as well:</p>
 
     <ul><!-- when editing this list, search for the two other occurrences
-     of 'critical-no-alt' --><li>The <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute is
+     of 'critical-no-alt' --><!--FORK--><!--TITLE--><li>The <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute is
      present and has a non-empty value.</li>
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
      <li id=figcaption-as-alt-condition>The <code><a href=#the-img-element>img</a></code> element
      is in a <code><a href=#the-figure-element>figure</a></code> element that contains a
@@ -24954,9 +24995,10 @@ href="?audio"&gt;audio&lt;/a&gt; test instead.)&lt;/p&gt;</pre>
   the conditions listed below applies:</p>
 
   <ul><!-- when editing this list, search for the two other occurrences
-   of 'critical-no-alt' --><li>The <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute is present
+   of 'critical-no-alt' --><!--FORK--><!--TITLE--><li>The <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute is present
    and has a non-empty value (as <a href=#unknown-images>described
    above</a>).</li>
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
    <li>The <code><a href=#the-img-element>img</a></code> element is in a <code><a href=#the-figure-element>figure</a></code>
    element that satisfies <a href=#figcaption-as-alt-condition>the
@@ -58792,6 +58834,7 @@ fur
   <p>HTML does not have a dedicated mechanism for marking up
   footnotes. Here are the recommended alternatives.</p>
 
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
   <hr><p>For short inline annotations, the <code title=attr-title><a href=#the-title-attribute>title</a></code> attribute should be used.</p>
 
   <div class=example>
@@ -58807,10 +58850,15 @@ fur
 closing for lunch&lt;/span&gt;.</pre>
 
   </div>
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
-  <hr><p>For longer annotations, the <code><a href=#the-a-element>a</a></code> element should be
-  used, pointing to an element later in the document. The convention
-  is that the contents of the link be a number in square brackets.</p>
+  <hr><p>For
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+  longer
+<!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+  annotations, the <code><a href=#the-a-element>a</a></code> element should be used, pointing to
+  an element later in the document. The convention is that the
+  contents of the link be a number in square brackets.</p>
 
   <div class=example>
 

@@ -234,6 +234,17 @@
    href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Jan/0131.html">working
    group chair decision from November 2011</a>.</li>
 
+   <li>The W3C HTML specification omits a number of suggestions
+   regarding using the <code title="attr-title">title</code>
+   attribute, and makes using the <code
+   title="attr-title">title</code> attribute for captions
+   non-conforming in certain specific cases, because of a number of
+   working group chair decisions from March 2012:
+   <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0555.html">first</a>,
+   <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0731.html">second</a>,
+   <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0785.html">third</a>.
+   </li><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+
   </ul>
 
   <p>The following sections are only published in the WHATWG
@@ -11598,8 +11609,9 @@ interface <dfn>HTMLUnknownElement</dfn> : <span>HTMLElement</span> { };</pre>
   title or a description of the target resource; on an image, it could
   be the image credit or a description of the image; on a paragraph,
   it could be a footnote or commentary on the text; on a citation, it
-  could be further information about the source; and so forth. The
-  value is text.</p>
+  could be further information about the source; on <span>interactive
+  content</span>, it could be a label for, or instructions for, use of
+  the element; and so forth. The value is text.</p>
 
   <p>If this attribute is omitted from an element, then it implies
   that the <code title="attr-title">title</code> attribute of the
@@ -21892,7 +21904,35 @@ included with Exhibit B.
   <div class="example">
 
    <p>In this example, which could be part of a much larger work
-   discussing a castle, the figure has three images in it.</p>
+   discussing a castle, nested <code>figure</code> elements are used
+   to provide both a group caption and individual captions for each
+   figure in the group:</p>
+
+   <pre>&lt;figure>
+ &lt;figcaption>The castle through the ages: 1423, 1858, and 1999 respectively.&lt;/figcaption>
+ &lt;figure>
+  &lt;figcaption>Etching. Anonymous, ca. 1423.&lt;/figcaption>
+  &lt;img src="castle1423.jpeg" alt="The castle has one tower, and a tall wall around it.">
+ &lt;/figure>
+ &lt;figure>
+  &lt;figcaption>Oil-based paint on canvas. Maria Towle, 1858.&lt;/figcaption>
+  &lt;img src="castle1858.jpeg" alt="The castle now has two towers and two walls.">
+ &lt;/figure>
+ &lt;figure>
+  &lt;figcaption>Film photograph. Peter Jankle, 1999.&lt;/figcaption>
+  &lt;img src="castle1999.jpeg" alt="The castle lies in ruins, the original tower all that remains in one piece.">
+ &lt;/figure>
+&lt;/figure></pre>
+
+  </div>
+
+<!--END w3c-html--><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+  <div class="example">
+
+   <p>The previous example could also be more succintly written as
+   follows (using <code title="attr-title">title</code> attributes in
+   place of the nested <code>figure</code>/<code>figcaption</code>
+   pairs):</p>
 
    <pre>&lt;figure>
  &lt;img src="castle1423.jpeg" title="Etching. Anonymous, ca. 1423."
@@ -21905,6 +21945,7 @@ included with Exhibit B.
 &lt;/figure></pre>
 
   </div>
+<!--START w3c-html--><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
 
   <h4>The <dfn><code>figcaption</code></dfn> element</h4>
@@ -25546,6 +25587,7 @@ interface <dfn>HTMLImageElement</dfn> : <span>HTMLElement</span> {
      <!-- when editing this list, search for the two other occurrences
      of 'critical-no-alt' -->
 
+<!--TITLE--><!-- this is not omitted for some reason; see http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/notitlev2#Details -->
      <li><p>If the image has a <code title="attr-title">title</code>
      attribute whose value is not the empty string, then the value of
      that attribute is the caption information; abort these
@@ -26573,8 +26615,10 @@ of various sizes."></strong></pre>
      <!-- when editing this list, search for the two other occurrences
      of 'critical-no-alt' -->
 
+<!--END w3c-html--><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
      <li>The <code title="attr-title">title</code> attribute is
      present and has a non-empty value.</li>
+<!--START w3c-html--><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
      <li id="figcaption-as-alt-condition">The <code>img</code> element
      is in a <code>figure</code> element that contains a
@@ -26788,9 +26832,11 @@ href="?audio">audio&lt;/a> test instead.)&lt;/p></pre>
    <!-- when editing this list, search for the two other occurrences
    of 'critical-no-alt' -->
 
+<!--END w3c-html--><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
    <li>The <code title="attr-title">title</code> attribute is present
    and has a non-empty value (as <a href="#unknown-images">described
    above</a>).</li>
+<!--START w3c-html--><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
    <li>The <code>img</code> element is in a <code>figure</code>
    element that satisfies <a href="#figcaption-as-alt-condition">the
@@ -68578,6 +68624,7 @@ fur
   <p>HTML does not have a dedicated mechanism for marking up
   footnotes. Here are the recommended alternatives.</p>
 
+<!--END w3c-html--><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
   <hr>
 
   <p>For short inline annotations, the <code
@@ -68597,12 +68644,17 @@ fur
 closing for lunch&lt;/span>.</pre>
 
   </div>
+<!--START w3c-html--><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
 
   <hr>
 
-  <p>For longer annotations, the <code>a</code> element should be
-  used, pointing to an element later in the document. The convention
-  is that the contents of the link be a number in square brackets.</p>
+  <p>For
+<!--END w3c-html--><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+  longer
+<!--START w3c-html--><!--FORK--><!--TITLE-->
+  annotations, the <code>a</code> element should be used, pointing to
+  an element later in the document. The convention is that the
+  contents of the link be a number in square brackets.</p>
 
   <div class="example">