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Bug 171 - Introduce <object name> and <iframe name> to allow <a target> to load stuff in them.
Introduce <object name> and <iframe name> to allow <a target> to load stuff i...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: Validator.nu
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML5 schema
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Assigned To: Henri Sivonen
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Reported: 2008-04-21 10:43 CEST by Nobody
Modified: 2008-04-21 23:01 CEST (History)
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Description Nobody 2008-04-21 10:43:09 CEST
Index: source
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--- source	(revision 1469)
+++ source	(revision 1470)
@@ -5735,8 +5735,8 @@
 
   <p>The <dfn title="attr-base-target"><code>target</code></dfn>
   attribute, if specified, must contain a <span>valid browsing context
-  name</span>. User agents use this name when <span>following
-  hyperlinks</span>.</p>
+  name or keyword</span>. User agents use this name when
+  <span>following hyperlinks</span>.</p>
 
   <p>A <code>base</code> element, if it has a <code
   title="attr-base-target">target</code> attribute, must come before
@@ -11629,10 +11629,12 @@
    <dd>Text that conforms to the requirements given in the prose.</dd>
    <dt>Element-specific attributes:</dt>
    <dd><code title="attr-iframe-src">src</code></dd>
+   <dd><code title="attr-iframe-name">name</code></dd>
    <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
    <dd>
 <pre class="idl">interface <dfn>HTMLIFrameElement</dfn> : <span>HTMLElement</span> {
-           attribute DOMString <span title="dom-iframe-src">src</span>;<!--
+           attribute DOMString <span title="dom-iframe-src">src</span>;
+           attribute DOMString <span title="dom-iframe-name">name</span>;<!--
   readonly attribute Document <span title="dom-iframe-contentDocument">contentDocument</span>;
   readonly attribute <span>Window</span> <span title="dom-iframe-contentWindow">contentWindow</span>;-->
 };</pre>
@@ -11665,6 +11667,19 @@
   set when the element is created, the browsing context will remain at
   the initial <code>about:blank</code><!-- XXX xref --> page.</p>
 
+  <p>The <dfn title="attr-iframe-name"><code>name</code></dfn>
+  attribute, if present, must be a <span>valid browsing context
+  name</span>. When the browsing context is created, if the attribute
+  is present, the <span>browsing context name</span> must be set to
+  the value of this attribute; otherwise, the <span>browsing context
+  name</span> must be set to the empty string.</p>
+
+  <p>Whenever the <code title="attr-iframe-name">name</code> attribute
+  is set, the nested <span>browsing context</span>'s <span
+  title="browsing context name">name</span> must be changed to the new
+  value. If the attribute is removed, the <span>browsing context
+  name</span> must be set to the empty string.</p>
+
   <p>When content loads in an <code>iframe</code>, after any <code
   title="event-load">load</code> events are fired within the content
   itself, the user agent must <span>fire a <code
@@ -11890,6 +11905,10 @@
   <code title="attr-object-type">type</code> attributes must be
   present.</p>
 
+  <p>The <dfn title="attr-object-name"><code>name</code></dfn>
+  attribute, if present, must be a <span>valid browsing context
+  name</span>.</p>
+
   <p>Whenever the <code title="attr-object-data">data</code> attribute
   changes, or, if the <code title="attr-object-data">data</code>
   attribute is not present, whenever the <code
@@ -12016,6 +12035,11 @@
         browsing context gets further navigated to other
         locations.)</p>
 
+        <p>If the <code title="attr-object-name">name</code> attribute
+        is present, the <span>browsing context name</span> must be set
+        to the value of this attribute; otherwise, the <span>browsing
+        context name</span> must be set to the empty string.</p>
+
         <p class="big-issue">navigation might end up treating it as
         something else, because it can do sniffing. how should we
         handle that?</p>
@@ -12073,10 +12097,10 @@
    <span>browsing context</span>. If no suitable handler can be found,
    jump to the next step (fallback).</p></li>
 
-   <li><p>(Fallback.) The <code>object</code> element doesn't
-   represent anything except what the element's contents represent,
-   ignoring any leading <code>param</code> element children. This is
-   the element's <span>fallback content</span>.</li>
+   <li><p>(Fallback.) The <code>object</code> element represents what
+   the element's contents represent, ignoring any leading
+   <code>param</code> element children. This is the element's
+   <span>fallback content</span>.</li>
 
   </ol>
 
@@ -12090,6 +12114,14 @@
   different capabilities, with the user agent picking the best one it
   supports.</p>
 
+  <p>Whenever the <code title="attr-object-name">name</code> attribute
+  is set, if the <code>object</code> element has a nested
+  <span>browsing context</span>, its <span title="browsing context
+  name">name</span> must be changed to the new value. If the attribute
+  is removed, if the <code>object</code> element has a <span>browsing
+  context</span>, the <span>browsing context name</span> must be set
+  to the empty string.</p>
+
   <p>The <code title="attr-hyperlink-usemap">usemap</code> attribute,
   if present while the <code>object</code> element represents an
   image, can indicate that the object has an associated <span>image
@@ -24096,12 +24128,16 @@
   <p>Browsing contexts can have a <dfn>browsing context name</dfn>. By
   default, a browsing context has no name (its name is not set).</p>
 
-  <p>A <dfn>valid browsing context name</dfn> is any string that does
-  not start with a U+005F LOW LINE character, or, a string that
+  <p>A <dfn>valid browsing context name</dfn> is any string with at
+  least one character that does not start with a U+005F LOW LINE
+  character. (Names starting with an underscore are reserved for
+  special keywords.)</p>
+
+  <p>A <dfn>valid browsing context name or keyword</dfn> is any string
+  that is either a <span>valid browsing context name</span> or that
   case-insensitively <!-- ASCII --> matches one of: <!--<code
   title="">_blank</code>,--> <code title="">_self</code>, <code
-  title="">_parent</code>, or <code title="">_top</code>. (Names
-  starting with an underscore are reserved for special keywords.)</p>
+  title="">_parent</code>, or <code title="">_top</code>.</p>
 
   <p><dfn>The rules for chosing a browsing context given a browsing
   context name</dfn> are as follows. The rules assume that they are
@@ -24401,9 +24437,9 @@
   <p>The second argument, <var title="">target</var>, specifies the
   <span title="browsing context name">name</span> of the browsing
   context that is to be navigated. It must be a <span>valid browsing
-  context name</span>. If fewer than two arguments are provided, then
-  the <var title="">name</var> argument defaults to the value
-  "<code>_blank</code>".</p>
+  context name or keyword</span>. If fewer than two arguments are
+  provided, then the <var title="">name</var> argument defaults to the
+  value "<code>_blank</code>".</p>
 
   <p>The third argument, <var title="">features</var>, has no effect
   and is supported for historical reasons only.</p>
@@ -30252,8 +30288,8 @@
   </div>
 
   <p>The <dfn title="attr-hyperlink-target"><code>target</code></dfn>
-  attribute, if present, must be a <span>valid browsing context
-  name</span>. User agents use this name when <span>following
+  attribute, if present, must be a <span>valid browsing context name
+  or keyword</span>. User agents use this name when <span>following
   hyperlinks</span>.</p>
 
   <p>The <dfn id="ping"