Bug 282 – Clarify what <header> means for document summaries and ToCs, and define what to do in case of missing <hx> elements.

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Bug 282 - Clarify what <header> means for document summaries and ToCs, and define what to do in case of missing <hx> elements.


Summary:	Clarify what <header> means for document summaries and ToCs, and define what ...

Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL

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

Importance:	P2 normal
Assigned To:	Henri Sivonen

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

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Reported:	2008-08-11 15:00 CEST by Henri Sivonen
Modified:	2008-08-13 16:24 CEST (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Henri Sivonen 2008-08-11 15:00:04 CEST

Index: source
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--- source	(revision 1965)
+++ source	(revision 1966)
@@ -8747,11 +8747,13 @@
   version history information.
 
   <p>For the purposes of document summaries, outlines, and the like,
-  <code>header</code> elements are equivalent to the highest <span
-  title="rank">ranked</span> <code>h1</code>&ndash;<code>h6</code> element
-  descendant of the <code>header</code> element (the first such
-  element if there are multiple elements with that
-  <span>rank</span>).</p>
+  the text of <code>header</code> elements is defined to be the text
+  of the highest <span title="rank">ranked</span>
+  <code>h1</code>&ndash;<code>h6</code> element descendant of the
+  <code>header</code> element, if there are any such elements, and the
+  first such element if there are multiple elements with that
+  <span>rank</span>. If there are no such elements, then the text of
+  the <code>header</code> element is the empty string.</p>
 
   <p>Other heading elements in the <code>header</code> element
   indicate subheadings or subtitles.</p>