Short URL: http://html5.org/r/5249
| SVN | Bug | Comment | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5249 | Add text to enable us to registry the HTML link types with [WEBLINK]. | 2010-08-09 03:58 |
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@@ -57720,8 +57720,16 @@
<h5>Other link types</h5>
- <p><dfn title="concept-rel-extensions">Extensions to the predefined
- set of link types</dfn> may be registered in the <a
+ <p>There are currently two proposed mechanisms for registrying <dfn
+ title="concept-rel-extensions">extensions to the predefined set of
+ link types</dfn>. This specification describes both currently. One
+ of these will likely be removed in the future.</p>
+
+
+ <h6>WHATWG Wiki</h6>
+
+ <p><span title="concept-rel-extensions">Extensions to the predefined
+ set of link types</span> may be registered in the <a
href="http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/RelExtensions">WHATWG Wiki
RelExtensions page</a>. <a
href="#refsWHATWGWIKI">[WHATWGWIKI]</a></p>
@@ -57754,10 +57762,10 @@
<dl>
- <dt>not allowed</dt>
+ <dt>Not allowed</dt>
- <dd>The keyword is not allowed to be specified on
- <code>link</code> elements.</dd>
+ <dd>The keyword must not be specified on <code>link</code>
+ elements.</dd>
<dt>Hyperlink</dt>
@@ -57782,10 +57790,10 @@
<dl>
- <dt>not allowed</dt>
+ <dt>Not allowed</dt>
- <dd>The keyword is not allowed to be specified on <code>a</code>
- and <code>area</code> elements.</dd>
+ <dd>The keyword must not be specified on <code>a</code> and
+ <code>area</code> elements.</dd>
<dt>Hyperlink</dt>
@@ -57916,6 +57924,122 @@
href="#refsWHATWGWIKI">[WHATWGWIKI]</a></p>
+ <h6>IANA Registry</h6>
+
+ <p><span title="concept-rel-extensions">Extensions to the predefined
+ set of link types</span> may be registered in the Link Relation Type
+ Registry. <a href="#refsIANALINKTYPE">[IANALINKTYPE]</a></p>
+
+ <p>Directions on registrying new types are not provided in this
+ specification, but are available from the IETF. <a
+ href="#refsWEBLINK">[WEBLINK]</a></p>
+
+ <p>This specification defines the following fields that are used to
+ define how link types registered in the above registry interact with
+ this specification.</p>
+
+ <dl>
+
+ <dt>Effect on <code>link</code> elements</dt>
+
+ <dd>
+
+ <p>This field defines how conformance checkers are to treat the
+ link type when used with <code>link</code> elements, and defines
+ what the other attributes mean when used with the link type.</p>
+
+ <p>Allowed values:</p>
+
+ <dl>
+
+ <dt>Not allowed</dt>
+
+ <dd>Means that the keyword must not be specified on
+ <code>link</code> elements.</dd>
+
+ <dt>Hyperlink</dt>
+
+ <dd>Means that the keyword may be specified on a
+ <code>link</code> element; it creates a
+ <span>hyperlink</span>.</dd>
+
+ <dt>External Resource</dt>
+
+ <dd>Means that the keyword may be specified on a
+ <code>link</code> element; it creates an <span>external resource
+ link</span>.</dd>
+
+ </dl>
+
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>Effect on <code>a</code> and <code>area</code> elements</dt>
+
+ <dd>
+
+ <p>This field defines how conformance checkers are to treat the
+ link type when used with <code>a</code> and <code>area</code>
+ elements, and defines what the other attributes mean when used
+ with the link type.</p>
+
+ <dl>
+
+ <dt>Not allowed</dt>
+
+ <dd>The keyword must not be specified on <code>a</code> and
+ <code>area</code> elements.</dd>
+
+ <dt>Hyperlink</dt>
+
+ <dd>The keyword may be specified on <code>a</code> and
+ <code>area</code> elements; it creates a
+ <span>hyperlink</span>.</dd>
+
+ <dt>External Resource</dt>
+
+ <dd>The keyword may be specified on a <code>a</code> and
+ <code>area</code> elements; it creates an <span>external resource
+ link</span>.</dd>
+
+ <dt>Hyperlink Annotation</dt>
+
+ <dd>The keyword may be specified on a <code>a</code> and
+ <code>area</code> elements; it <span title="hyperlink
+ annotation">annotates</span> other <span
+ title="hyperlink">hyperlinks</span> created by the element.</dd>
+
+ </dl>
+
+ </dd>
+
+ </dl>
+
+ <div class="impl">
+
+ <p>Conformance checkers must use the information given in the Link
+ Relation Type Registry to establish if a link type keyword is
+ allowed or not: values defined in this specification or listed in
+ that registry must be accepted when used on the elements for which
+ they apply as described in the "Effect on..." fields, whereas values
+ not listed in either this specification or in the aforementioned
+ registry must be rejected as invalid. <a
+ href="#refsIANALINKTYPE">[IANALINKTYPE]</a></p>
+
+ <p>When an author uses a new type not defined by either this
+ specification or the registry, conformance checkers should offer to
+ add the value to the registry, in a manner consistent with the
+ requirements of the Web Linking specification. <a
+ href="#refsWEBLINK">[WEBLINK]</a></p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <p>Link types defined in the Link Relation Type Registry may be used
+ with the <code title="">rel</code> attribute on <code>link</code>,
+ <code>a</code>, and <code>area</code> elements in accordance to the
+ "Effect on..." fields. <a
+ href="#refsIANALINKTYPE">[IANALINKTYPE]</a></p>
+
+
<h3>Common idioms without dedicated elements</h3>
<h4>The main part of the content</h4>
@@ -108301,6 +108425,11 @@
href="http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets">Character
Sets</a></cite>. IANA.</dd>
+ <dt id="refsIANALINKTYPE">[IANALINKTYPE]</dt>
+ <dd><cite><a
+ href="http://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations">Link
+ Relations</a></cite>. IANA.</dd>
+
<dt id="refsIANAPERMHEADERS">[IANAPERMHEADERS]</dt>
<dd><cite><a
href="http://www.iana.org/assignments/message-headers/perm-headers.html">Permanent