Short URL: http://html5.org/r/3967
| SVN | Bug | Comment | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3967 | 7560 | Try to clarify what is meant regarding the newline eaten at the front of <pre>s. | 2009-09-22 11:04 |
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--- source (revision 3966)
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@@ -76355,9 +76355,10 @@
tag</span> of <code>pre</code> and <code>textarea</code>
elements. This does not affect the processing of the element. The
otherwise optional <span title="syntax-newlines">newline</span>
- <em>must</em> be included if the element's contents start with that
- character (because otherwise the leading newline in the contents
- would be treated like the optional newline, and ignored).</p>
+ <em>must</em> be included if the element's contents themselves start
+ with a <span title="syntax-newlines">newline</span> (because
+ otherwise the leading newline in the contents would be treated like
+ the optional newline, and ignored).</p>
<div class="example">
<p>The following two <code>pre</code> blocks are equivalent:</p>