Bug 554 – Disallow <footer> in <header> since that's probably indicative of an error, so validators should probably report it. (credit: ms)

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Bug 554 - Disallow <footer> in <header> since that's probably indicative of an error, so validators should probably report it. (credit: ms)


Summary:	Disallow <footer> in <header> since that's probably indicative of an error, s...

Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL

Product:	Validator.nu
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	HTML5 schema
Version:	HEAD
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	P2 normal
Assigned To:	Henri Sivonen

URL:	http://svn.whatwg.org/webapps/source?...

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Reported:	2009-05-27 14:30 CEST by Henri Sivonen
Modified:	2009-05-27 15:14 CEST (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Henri Sivonen 2009-05-27 14:30:41 CEST

Index: source
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--- source	(revision 3049)
+++ source	(revision 3050)
@@ -13261,8 +13261,8 @@
    <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
    <dd>Where <span>flow content</span> is expected.</dd>
    <dt>Content model:</dt>
-   <dd><span>Flow content</span>, but with no <code>header</code>
-   element descendants.</dd>
+   <dd><span>Flow content</span>, but with no <code>header</code> or
+   <code>footer</code> element descendants.</dd>
    <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
    <dd><span>Global attributes</span></dd>
    <dt>DOM interface:</dt>