[] (0) Clarify how to handle legacy color attributes when the parser …

…for them returns an error. (credit: sp) (bug 6556)

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  <code><a href=#the-tbody-element>tbody</a></code>, <code><a href=#the-tfoot-element>tfoot</a></code>, <code><a href=#the-tr-element>tr</a></code>,
  <code><a href=#the-td-element>td</a></code>, or <code><a href=#the-th-element>th</a></code> element has a <code title=attr-bgcolor>bgcolor</code> attribute set, the new value is
  expected to be parsed using the <a href=#rules-for-parsing-a-legacy-color-value>rules for parsing a legacy
  color value</a>, and the user agent is expected to treat the
  attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational
  hint</a> setting the element's 'background-color' property to the
  resulting color.</p>
  color value</a>, and if that does not return an error, the user
  agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational hint</a> setting the
  element's 'background-color' property to the resulting color.</p>

  <p>When a <code><a href=#the-body-element>body</a></code> element has a <code title=attr-body-text><a href=#attr-body-text>text</a></code> attribute, its value is expected
  to be parsed using the <a href=#rules-for-parsing-a-legacy-color-value>rules for parsing a legacy color
  value</a>, and the user agent is expected to treat the attribute
  as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational hint</a>
  setting the element's 'color' property to the resulting color.</p>
  value</a>, and if that does not return an error, the user
  agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational hint</a> setting the
  element's 'color' property to the resulting color.</p>

  <p>When a <code><a href=#the-body-element>body</a></code> element has a <code title=attr-body-link><a href=#attr-body-link>link</a></code> attribute, its value is expected
  to be parsed using the <a href=#rules-for-parsing-a-legacy-color-value>rules for parsing a legacy color
  value</a>, and the user agent is expected to treat the attribute
  as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational hint</a>
  setting the 'color' property of any element in the
  <code>Document</code> matching the ':link' pseudo-class to the
  resulting color.</p>
  value</a>, and if that does not return an error, the user agent
  is expected to treat the attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational
  hints">presentational hint</a> setting the 'color' property of
  any element in the <code>Document</code> matching the ':link'
  pseudo-class to the resulting color.</p>

  <p>When a <code><a href=#the-body-element>body</a></code> element has a <code title=attr-body-vlink><a href=#attr-body-vlink>vlink</a></code> attribute, its value is
  expected to be parsed using the <a href=#rules-for-parsing-a-legacy-color-value>rules for parsing a legacy
  color value</a>, and the user agent is expected to treat the
  attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational
  hint</a> setting the 'color' property of any element in the
  <code>Document</code> matching the ':visited' pseudo-class to the
  resulting color.</p>
  color value</a>, and if that does not return an error, the user
  agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational hint</a> setting the
  'color' property of any element in the <code>Document</code>
  matching the ':visited' pseudo-class to the resulting color.</p>

  <p>When a <code><a href=#the-body-element>body</a></code> element has a <code title=attr-body-alink><a href=#attr-body-alink>alink</a></code> attribute, its value is
  expected to be parsed using the <a href=#rules-for-parsing-a-legacy-color-value>rules for parsing a legacy
  color value</a>, and the user agent is expected to treat the
  attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational
  hint</a> setting the 'color' property of any element in the
  <code>Document</code> matching the ':active' pseudo-class and either
  the ':link' pseudo-class or the ':visited' pseudo-class to the
  resulting color.</p>
  color value</a>, and if that does not return an error, the user
  agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational hint</a> setting the
  'color' property of any element in the <code>Document</code>
  matching the ':active' pseudo-class and either the ':link'
  pseudo-class or the ':visited' pseudo-class to the resulting
  color.</p>

  <p>When a <code><a href=#the-table-element>table</a></code> element has a <code title=attr-table-bordercolor>bordercolor</code> attribute, its
  value is expected to be parsed using the <a href=#rules-for-parsing-a-legacy-color-value>rules for parsing a
  legacy color value</a>, and the user agent is expected to treat
  the attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational
  hint</a> setting the element's 'border-top-color',
  'border-right-color', 'border-bottom-color', and
  'border-right-color' properties to the resulting color.</p>
  legacy color value</a>, and if that does not return an error, the
  user agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational hint</a> setting the
  element's 'border-top-color', 'border-right-color',
  'border-bottom-color', and 'border-right-color' properties to the
  resulting color.</p>

  <hr><p>When a <code>font</code> element has a <code title=attr-font-color>color</code> attribute, its value is
  expected to be parsed using the <a href=#rules-for-parsing-a-legacy-color-value>rules for parsing a legacy
  color value</a>, and the user agent is expected to treat the
  attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational
  hint</a> setting the element's 'color' property to the resulting
  color.</p>
  color value</a>, and if that does not return an error, the user
  agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational hint</a> setting the
  element's 'color' property to the resulting color.</p>

  <p>When a <code>font</code> element has a <code title=attr-font-face>face</code> attribute, the user agent is
  expected to treat the attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational

  <p>When an <code><a href=#the-hr-element>hr</a></code> element has a <code title=attr-hr-color>color</code> attribute, its value is expected
  to be parsed using the <a href=#rules-for-parsing-a-legacy-color-value>rules for parsing a legacy color
  value</a>, and the user agent is expected to treat the attribute
  as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational hints">presentational hint</a>
  setting the element's 'color' property to the resulting color.</p>
  value</a>, and if that does not return an error, the user agent
  is expected to treat the attribute as a <a href=#presentational-hints title="presentational
  hints">presentational hint</a> setting the element's 'color'
  property to the resulting color.</p>



    <code>frame</code> element is the color obtained from the
    following algorithm:</p>

    <ol><li><p>If the element has a <code title=attr-frames-bordercolor>bordercolor</code> attribute,
     then return the color obtained from applying the <a href=#rules-for-parsing-a-legacy-color-value>rules for
     parsing a legacy color value</a> to that attribute's
     value.</li>
    <ol><li><p>If the element has a <code title=attr-frames-bordercolor>bordercolor</code> attribute, and
     applying the <a href=#rules-for-parsing-a-legacy-color-value>rules for parsing a legacy color value</a>
     to that attribute's value does not result in an error, then
     return the color so obtained.</li>

     <li><p>Otherwise, if the element has a parent element that is a
     <code>frameset</code> element, then the <a href=#frame-border-color>frame border

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  <code>td</code>, or <code>th</code> element has a <code
  title="attr-bgcolor">bgcolor</code> attribute set, the new value is
  expected to be parsed using the <span>rules for parsing a legacy
  color value</span>, and the user agent is expected to treat the
  attribute as a <span title="presentational hints">presentational
  hint</span> setting the element's 'background-color' property to the
  resulting color.</p>
  color value</span>, and if that does not return an error, the user
  agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <span
  title="presentational hints">presentational hint</span> setting the
  element's 'background-color' property to the resulting color.</p>

  <p>When a <code>body</code> element has a <code
  title="attr-body-text">text</code> attribute, its value is expected
  to be parsed using the <span>rules for parsing a legacy color
  value</span>, and the user agent is expected to treat the attribute
  as a <span title="presentational hints">presentational hint</span>
  setting the element's 'color' property to the resulting color.</p>
  value</span>, and if that does not return an error, the user
  agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <span
  title="presentational hints">presentational hint</span> setting the
  element's 'color' property to the resulting color.</p>

  <p>When a <code>body</code> element has a <code
  title="attr-body-link">link</code> attribute, its value is expected
  to be parsed using the <span>rules for parsing a legacy color
  value</span>, and the user agent is expected to treat the attribute
  as a <span title="presentational hints">presentational hint</span>
  setting the 'color' property of any element in the
  <code>Document</code> matching the ':link' pseudo-class to the
  resulting color.</p>
  value</span>, and if that does not return an error, the user agent
  is expected to treat the attribute as a <span title="presentational
  hints">presentational hint</span> setting the 'color' property of
  any element in the <code>Document</code> matching the ':link'
  pseudo-class to the resulting color.</p>

  <p>When a <code>body</code> element has a <code
  title="attr-body-vlink">vlink</code> attribute, its value is
  expected to be parsed using the <span>rules for parsing a legacy
  color value</span>, and the user agent is expected to treat the
  attribute as a <span title="presentational hints">presentational
  hint</span> setting the 'color' property of any element in the
  <code>Document</code> matching the ':visited' pseudo-class to the
  resulting color.</p>
  color value</span>, and if that does not return an error, the user
  agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <span
  title="presentational hints">presentational hint</span> setting the
  'color' property of any element in the <code>Document</code>
  matching the ':visited' pseudo-class to the resulting color.</p>

  <p>When a <code>body</code> element has a <code
  title="attr-body-alink">alink</code> attribute, its value is
  expected to be parsed using the <span>rules for parsing a legacy
  color value</span>, and the user agent is expected to treat the
  attribute as a <span title="presentational hints">presentational
  hint</span> setting the 'color' property of any element in the
  <code>Document</code> matching the ':active' pseudo-class and either
  the ':link' pseudo-class or the ':visited' pseudo-class to the
  resulting color.</p>
  color value</span>, and if that does not return an error, the user
  agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <span
  title="presentational hints">presentational hint</span> setting the
  'color' property of any element in the <code>Document</code>
  matching the ':active' pseudo-class and either the ':link'
  pseudo-class or the ':visited' pseudo-class to the resulting
  color.</p>

  <p>When a <code>table</code> element has a <code
  title="attr-table-bordercolor">bordercolor</code> attribute, its
  value is expected to be parsed using the <span>rules for parsing a
  legacy color value</span>, and the user agent is expected to treat
  the attribute as a <span title="presentational hints">presentational
  hint</span> setting the element's 'border-top-color',
  'border-right-color', 'border-bottom-color', and
  'border-right-color' properties to the resulting color.</p>
  legacy color value</span>, and if that does not return an error, the
  user agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <span
  title="presentational hints">presentational hint</span> setting the
  element's 'border-top-color', 'border-right-color',
  'border-bottom-color', and 'border-right-color' properties to the
  resulting color.</p>

  <hr>

  <p>When a <code>font</code> element has a <code
  title="attr-font-color">color</code> attribute, its value is
  expected to be parsed using the <span>rules for parsing a legacy
  color value</span>, and the user agent is expected to treat the
  attribute as a <span title="presentational hints">presentational
  hint</span> setting the element's 'color' property to the resulting
  color.</p>
  color value</span>, and if that does not return an error, the user
  agent is expected to treat the attribute as a <span
  title="presentational hints">presentational hint</span> setting the
  element's 'color' property to the resulting color.</p>

  <p>When a <code>font</code> element has a <code
  title="attr-font-face">face</code> attribute, the user agent is
  <p>When an <code>hr</code> element has a <code
  title="attr-hr-color">color</code> attribute, its value is expected
  to be parsed using the <span>rules for parsing a legacy color
  value</span>, and the user agent is expected to treat the attribute
  as a <span title="presentational hints">presentational hint</span>
  setting the element's 'color' property to the resulting color.</p>
  value</span>, and if that does not return an error, the user agent
  is expected to treat the attribute as a <span title="presentational
  hints">presentational hint</span> setting the element's 'color'
  property to the resulting color.</p>



    <ol>

     <li><p>If the element has a <code
     title="attr-frames-bordercolor">bordercolor</code> attribute,
     then return the color obtained from applying the <span>rules for
     parsing a legacy color value</span> to that attribute's
     value.</p></li>
     title="attr-frames-bordercolor">bordercolor</code> attribute, and
     applying the <span>rules for parsing a legacy color value</span>
     to that attribute's value does not result in an error, then
     return the color so obtained.</p></li>

     <li><p>Otherwise, if the element has a parent element that is a
     <code>frameset</code> element, then the <span>frame border