[ct] (3) Make </caption> optional, since that seems to be interoperab…

…ly supported already anyway

Affected topics: HTML Syntax and Parsing

git-svn-id: http://svn.whatwg.org/webapps@8433 340c8d12-0b0e-0410-8428-c7bf67bfef74

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@@ -34329,7 +34329,9 @@ <h4 id=the-caption-element><span class=secno>4.9.2 </span>The <dfn><code>caption
    <dt><a href=#element-dfn-content-model title=element-dfn-content-model>Content model</a>:</dt>
    <dd><a href=#flow-content>Flow content</a>, but with no descendant <code><a href=#the-table-element>table</a></code> elements.</dd>
    <dt><a href=#element-dfn-tag-omission title=element-dfn-tag-omission>Tag omission in text/html</a>:</dt>
-   <dd>Neither tag is omissible.</dd>
+   <dd>A <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element's <a href=#syntax-end-tag title=syntax-end-tag>end tag</a> can be omitted if
+   the <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element is not immediately followed by a <a href=#space-character>space character</a> or
+   a <a href=#syntax-comments title=syntax-comments>comment</a>.</dd>
    <dt><a href=#element-dfn-attributes title=element-dfn-attributes>Content attributes</a>:</dt>
    <dd><a href=#global-attributes>Global attributes</a></dd>
    <dt><a href=#element-dfn-dom title=element-dfn-dom>DOM interface</a>:</dt><!--TOPIC:DOM APIs-->
@@ -84959,6 +84961,11 @@ <h5 id=optional-tags><span class=secno>12.1.2.4 </span>Optional tags</h5>
   the <code><a href=#the-colgroup-element>colgroup</a></code> element is not immediately followed by a <a href=#space-character>space character</a> or
   a <a href=#syntax-comments title=syntax-comments>comment</a>.</p>
 
+  <!-- </caption> -->
+  <p>A <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element's <a href=#syntax-end-tag title=syntax-end-tag>end tag</a> may be omitted if
+  the <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element is not immediately followed by a <a href=#space-character>space character</a> or
+  a <a href=#syntax-comments title=syntax-comments>comment</a>.</p>
+
   <!-- </thead> -->
   <p>A <code><a href=#the-thead-element>thead</a></code> element's <a href=#syntax-end-tag title=syntax-end-tag>end tag</a> may be omitted if
   the <code><a href=#the-thead-element>thead</a></code> element is immediately followed by a <code><a href=#the-tbody-element>tbody</a></code> or
@@ -91523,15 +91530,18 @@ <h6 id=parsing-main-intabletext><span class=secno>12.2.5.4.10 </span>The "<dfn t
    "th", "thead", "tr"</dt> <dt>An end tag whose tag name is "table"</dt>
    <dd>
 
-    <p><a href=#parse-error>Parse error</a>.</p>
-
-    <!-- fake </caption> -->
     <p>If the <a href=#stack-of-open-elements>stack of open elements</a> does not <a href=#has-an-element-in-table-scope title="has an element in table
-    scope">have a <code>caption</code> element in table scope</a>, ignore the token.
-    (<a href=#fragment-case>fragment case</a>)</p>
+    scope">have a <code>caption</code> element in table scope</a>, this is a <a href=#parse-error>parse
+    error</a>; ignore the token. (<a href=#fragment-case>fragment case</a>)</p>
 
     <p>Otherwise:</p>
 
+    <!-- fake </caption> -->
+    <p><a href=#generate-implied-end-tags>Generate implied end tags</a>.</p>
+
+    <p>Now, if the <a href=#current-node>current node</a> is not a <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element, then this is a
+    <a href=#parse-error>parse error</a>.</p>
+
     <p>Pop elements from this stack until a <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element has been popped from the
     stack.</p>
 

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@@ -34329,7 +34329,9 @@ side in the right column.</p>
    <dt><a href=#element-dfn-content-model title=element-dfn-content-model>Content model</a>:</dt>
    <dd><a href=#flow-content>Flow content</a>, but with no descendant <code><a href=#the-table-element>table</a></code> elements.</dd>
    <dt><a href=#element-dfn-tag-omission title=element-dfn-tag-omission>Tag omission in text/html</a>:</dt>
-   <dd>Neither tag is omissible.</dd>
+   <dd>A <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element's <a href=#syntax-end-tag title=syntax-end-tag>end tag</a> can be omitted if
+   the <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element is not immediately followed by a <a href=#space-character>space character</a> or
+   a <a href=#syntax-comments title=syntax-comments>comment</a>.</dd>
    <dt><a href=#element-dfn-attributes title=element-dfn-attributes>Content attributes</a>:</dt>
    <dd><a href=#global-attributes>Global attributes</a></dd>
    <dt><a href=#element-dfn-dom title=element-dfn-dom>DOM interface</a>:</dt><!--TOPIC:DOM APIs-->
@@ -84959,6 +84961,11 @@ dictionary <dfn id=storageeventinit>StorageEventInit</dfn> : <a href=#eventinit>
   the <code><a href=#the-colgroup-element>colgroup</a></code> element is not immediately followed by a <a href=#space-character>space character</a> or
   a <a href=#syntax-comments title=syntax-comments>comment</a>.</p>
 
+  <!-- </caption> -->
+  <p>A <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element's <a href=#syntax-end-tag title=syntax-end-tag>end tag</a> may be omitted if
+  the <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element is not immediately followed by a <a href=#space-character>space character</a> or
+  a <a href=#syntax-comments title=syntax-comments>comment</a>.</p>
+
   <!-- </thead> -->
   <p>A <code><a href=#the-thead-element>thead</a></code> element's <a href=#syntax-end-tag title=syntax-end-tag>end tag</a> may be omitted if
   the <code><a href=#the-thead-element>thead</a></code> element is immediately followed by a <code><a href=#the-tbody-element>tbody</a></code> or
@@ -91523,15 +91530,18 @@ document.body.appendChild(text);
    "th", "thead", "tr"</dt> <dt>An end tag whose tag name is "table"</dt>
    <dd>
 
-    <p><a href=#parse-error>Parse error</a>.</p>
-
-    <!-- fake </caption> -->
     <p>If the <a href=#stack-of-open-elements>stack of open elements</a> does not <a href=#has-an-element-in-table-scope title="has an element in table
-    scope">have a <code>caption</code> element in table scope</a>, ignore the token.
-    (<a href=#fragment-case>fragment case</a>)</p>
+    scope">have a <code>caption</code> element in table scope</a>, this is a <a href=#parse-error>parse
+    error</a>; ignore the token. (<a href=#fragment-case>fragment case</a>)</p>
 
     <p>Otherwise:</p>
 
+    <!-- fake </caption> -->
+    <p><a href=#generate-implied-end-tags>Generate implied end tags</a>.</p>
+
+    <p>Now, if the <a href=#current-node>current node</a> is not a <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element, then this is a
+    <a href=#parse-error>parse error</a>.</p>
+
     <p>Pop elements from this stack until a <code><a href=#the-caption-element>caption</a></code> element has been popped from the
     stack.</p>
 

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@@ -94598,6 +94598,11 @@ dictionary <dfn>StorageEventInit</dfn> : <span>EventInit</span> {
   the <code>colgroup</code> element is not immediately followed by a <span>space character</span> or
   a <span data-x="syntax-comments">comment</span>.</p>
 
+  <!-- </caption> -->
+  <p>A <code>caption</code> element's <span data-x="syntax-end-tag">end tag</span> may be omitted if
+  the <code>caption</code> element is not immediately followed by a <span>space character</span> or
+  a <span data-x="syntax-comments">comment</span>.</p>
+
   <!-- </thead> -->
   <p>A <code>thead</code> element's <span data-x="syntax-end-tag">end tag</span> may be omitted if
   the <code>thead</code> element is immediately followed by a <code>tbody</code> or
@@ -102033,15 +102038,18 @@ document.body.appendChild(text);
    "th", "thead", "tr"</dt> <dt>An end tag whose tag name is "table"</dt>
    <dd>
 
-    <p><span>Parse error</span>.</p>
-
-    <!-- fake </caption> -->
     <p>If the <span>stack of open elements</span> does not <span data-x="has an element in table
-    scope">have a <code>caption</code> element in table scope</span>, ignore the token.
-    (<span>fragment case</span>)</p>
+    scope">have a <code>caption</code> element in table scope</span>, this is a <span>parse
+    error</span>; ignore the token. (<span>fragment case</span>)</p>
 
     <p>Otherwise:</p>
 
+    <!-- fake </caption> -->
+    <p><span>Generate implied end tags</span>.</p>
+
+    <p>Now, if the <span>current node</span> is not a <code>caption</code> element, then this is a
+    <span>parse error</span>.</p>
+
     <p>Pop elements from this stack until a <code>caption</code> element has been popped from the
     stack.</p>