[agiow] (1) Revert r3385 - there are sites that depend on .spellcheck…

… being a boolean, it turns out. Fixing http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10276 git-svn-id: http://svn.whatwg.org/webapps@5299 340c8d12-0b0e-0410-8428-c7bf67bfef74
whatwg · Aug 16, 2010 · 2953ae8 · 2953ae8
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@@ -9017,7 +9017,7 @@ <h4 id=elements-in-the-dom><span class=secno>3.2.2 </span>Elements in the DOM</h
            attribute DOMString <a href=#dom-contenteditable title=dom-contentEditable>contentEditable</a>;
   readonly attribute boolean <a href=#dom-iscontenteditable title=dom-isContentEditable>isContentEditable</a>;
            attribute <a href=#htmlmenuelement>HTMLMenuElement</a> <a href=#dom-contextmenu title=dom-contextMenu>contextMenu</a>;
-           attribute DOMString <a href=#dom-spellcheck title=dom-spellcheck>spellcheck</a>;
+           attribute boolean <a href=#dom-spellcheck title=dom-spellcheck>spellcheck</a>;
 
   // <a href=#command-api>command API</a>
   readonly attribute DOMString <a href=#dom-command-ro-commandtype title=dom-command-ro-commandType>commandType</a>;
@@ -67369,31 +67369,26 @@ <h3 id=spelling-and-grammar-checking><span class=secno>8.8 </span>Spelling and g
 
    <dd>
 
-    <p>Returns "<code title="">true</code>", "<code title="">false</code>", or "<code title="">default</code>", based
-    on the state of the <code title=attr-spellcheck><a href=#attr-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code> attribute.</p>
+    <p>Returns true if the element is to have its spelling and grammar
+    checked; otherwise, returns false.</p>
 
-    <p>Can be set, to change that state.</p>
-
-    <p>Throws a <code><a href=#syntax_err>SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception if the new value
-    isn't one of those strings.</p>
+    <p>Can be set, to override the default and set the <code title=attr-spellcheck><a href=#attr-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code> content attribute.</p>
 
    </dd>
 
   </dl><div class=impl>
 
   <p>The <dfn id=dom-spellcheck title=dom-spellcheck><code>spellcheck</code></dfn> IDL
-  attribute, on getting, must return the string "<code title="">true</code>" if the content attribute is set to the true
-  state, <code title="">false</code>" if the content attribute is set
-  to the false state, and "<code title="">default</code>"
-  otherwise. On setting, if the new value is an <a href=#ascii-case-insensitive>ASCII
-  case-insensitive</a> match for the string "<code title="">default</code>" then the content attribute must be removed,
-  if the new value is an <a href=#ascii-case-insensitive>ASCII case-insensitive</a> match for
-  the string "<code title="">true</code>" then the content attribute
-  must be set to the string "<code title="">true</code>", if the new
-  value is an <a href=#ascii-case-insensitive>ASCII case-insensitive</a> match for the string
-  "<code title="">false</code>" then the content attribute must be set
-  to the string "<code title="">false</code>", and otherwise the
-  attribute setter must raise a <code><a href=#syntax_err>SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception.</p>
+  attribute, on getting, must return true if the element's <code title=attr-spellcheck><a href=#attr-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code> content attribute is in
+  the <i>true</i> state, or if the element's <code title=attr-spellcheck><a href=#attr-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code> content attribute is in
+  the <i>default</i> state and the element's <a href=#concept-spellcheck-default title=concept-spellcheck-default>default behavior</a> is <a href=#concept-spellcheck-default-true title=concept-spellcheck-default-true>true-by-default</a>, or
+  if the element's <code title=attr-spellcheck><a href=#attr-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code>
+  content attribute is in the <i>default</i> state and the element's
+  <a href=#concept-spellcheck-default title=concept-spellcheck-default>default behavior</a> is
+  <a href=#concept-spellcheck-default-inherit title=concept-spellcheck-default-inherit>inherit-by-default</a>
+  and the element's parent element's <code title=dom-spellcheck><a href=#dom-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code> IDL attribute would return
+  true; otherwise, if none of those conditions applies, then the
+  attribute must instead return false.</p>
 
   <p class=note>The <code title=dom-spellcheck><a href=#dom-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code>
   IDL attribute is not affected by user preferences that override the

diff --git a/index b/index
@@ -8941,7 +8941,7 @@ interface <dfn id=xmldocumentloader>XMLDocumentLoader</dfn> {
            attribute DOMString <a href=#dom-contenteditable title=dom-contentEditable>contentEditable</a>;
   readonly attribute boolean <a href=#dom-iscontenteditable title=dom-isContentEditable>isContentEditable</a>;
            attribute <a href=#htmlmenuelement>HTMLMenuElement</a> <a href=#dom-contextmenu title=dom-contextMenu>contextMenu</a>;
-           attribute DOMString <a href=#dom-spellcheck title=dom-spellcheck>spellcheck</a>;
+           attribute boolean <a href=#dom-spellcheck title=dom-spellcheck>spellcheck</a>;
 
   // <a href=#command-api>command API</a>
   readonly attribute DOMString <a href=#dom-command-ro-commandtype title=dom-command-ro-commandType>commandType</a>;
@@ -67322,31 +67322,26 @@ interface <dfn id=navigatorabilities>NavigatorAbilities</dfn> {
 
    <dd>
 
-    <p>Returns "<code title="">true</code>", "<code title="">false</code>", or "<code title="">default</code>", based
-    on the state of the <code title=attr-spellcheck><a href=#attr-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code> attribute.</p>
+    <p>Returns true if the element is to have its spelling and grammar
+    checked; otherwise, returns false.</p>
 
-    <p>Can be set, to change that state.</p>
-
-    <p>Throws a <code><a href=#syntax_err>SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception if the new value
-    isn't one of those strings.</p>
+    <p>Can be set, to override the default and set the <code title=attr-spellcheck><a href=#attr-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code> content attribute.</p>
 
    </dd>
 
   </dl><div class=impl>
 
   <p>The <dfn id=dom-spellcheck title=dom-spellcheck><code>spellcheck</code></dfn> IDL
-  attribute, on getting, must return the string "<code title="">true</code>" if the content attribute is set to the true
-  state, <code title="">false</code>" if the content attribute is set
-  to the false state, and "<code title="">default</code>"
-  otherwise. On setting, if the new value is an <a href=#ascii-case-insensitive>ASCII
-  case-insensitive</a> match for the string "<code title="">default</code>" then the content attribute must be removed,
-  if the new value is an <a href=#ascii-case-insensitive>ASCII case-insensitive</a> match for
-  the string "<code title="">true</code>" then the content attribute
-  must be set to the string "<code title="">true</code>", if the new
-  value is an <a href=#ascii-case-insensitive>ASCII case-insensitive</a> match for the string
-  "<code title="">false</code>" then the content attribute must be set
-  to the string "<code title="">false</code>", and otherwise the
-  attribute setter must raise a <code><a href=#syntax_err>SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception.</p>
+  attribute, on getting, must return true if the element's <code title=attr-spellcheck><a href=#attr-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code> content attribute is in
+  the <i>true</i> state, or if the element's <code title=attr-spellcheck><a href=#attr-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code> content attribute is in
+  the <i>default</i> state and the element's <a href=#concept-spellcheck-default title=concept-spellcheck-default>default behavior</a> is <a href=#concept-spellcheck-default-true title=concept-spellcheck-default-true>true-by-default</a>, or
+  if the element's <code title=attr-spellcheck><a href=#attr-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code>
+  content attribute is in the <i>default</i> state and the element's
+  <a href=#concept-spellcheck-default title=concept-spellcheck-default>default behavior</a> is
+  <a href=#concept-spellcheck-default-inherit title=concept-spellcheck-default-inherit>inherit-by-default</a>
+  and the element's parent element's <code title=dom-spellcheck><a href=#dom-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code> IDL attribute would return
+  true; otherwise, if none of those conditions applies, then the
+  attribute must instead return false.</p>
 
   <p class=note>The <code title=dom-spellcheck><a href=#dom-spellcheck>spellcheck</a></code>
   IDL attribute is not affected by user preferences that override the

diff --git a/source b/source
@@ -9028,7 +9028,7 @@ interface <dfn>XMLDocumentLoader</dfn> {
            attribute DOMString <span title="dom-contentEditable">contentEditable</span>;
   readonly attribute boolean <span title="dom-isContentEditable">isContentEditable</span>;
            attribute <span>HTMLMenuElement</span> <span title="dom-contextMenu">contextMenu</span>;
-           attribute DOMString <span title="dom-spellcheck">spellcheck</span>;
+           attribute boolean <span title="dom-spellcheck">spellcheck</span>;
 
   // <span>command API</span>
   readonly attribute DOMString <span title="dom-command-ro-commandType">commandType</span>;
@@ -76328,38 +76328,35 @@ interface <dfn>NavigatorAbilities</dfn> {
 
    <dd>
 
-    <p>Returns "<code title="">true</code>", "<code
-    title="">false</code>", or "<code title="">default</code>", based
-    on the state of the <code
-    title="attr-spellcheck">spellcheck</code> attribute.</p>
+    <p>Returns true if the element is to have its spelling and grammar
+    checked; otherwise, returns false.</p>
 
-    <p>Can be set, to change that state.</p>
-
-    <p>Throws a <code>SYNTAX_ERR</code> exception if the new value
-    isn't one of those strings.</p>
+    <p>Can be set, to override the default and set the <code
+    title="attr-spellcheck">spellcheck</code> content attribute.</p>
 
    </dd>
 
   </dl>
 
   <div class="impl">
 
-  <p>The <dfn
-  title="dom-spellcheck"><code>spellcheck</code></dfn> IDL
-  attribute, on getting, must return the string "<code
-  title="">true</code>" if the content attribute is set to the true
-  state, <code title="">false</code>" if the content attribute is set
-  to the false state, and "<code title="">default</code>"
-  otherwise. On setting, if the new value is an <span>ASCII
-  case-insensitive</span> match for the string "<code
-  title="">default</code>" then the content attribute must be removed,
-  if the new value is an <span>ASCII case-insensitive</span> match for
-  the string "<code title="">true</code>" then the content attribute
-  must be set to the string "<code title="">true</code>", if the new
-  value is an <span>ASCII case-insensitive</span> match for the string
-  "<code title="">false</code>" then the content attribute must be set
-  to the string "<code title="">false</code>", and otherwise the
-  attribute setter must raise a <code>SYNTAX_ERR</code> exception.</p>
+  <p>The <dfn title="dom-spellcheck"><code>spellcheck</code></dfn> IDL
+  attribute, on getting, must return true if the element's <code
+  title="attr-spellcheck">spellcheck</code> content attribute is in
+  the <i>true</i> state, or if the element's <code
+  title="attr-spellcheck">spellcheck</code> content attribute is in
+  the <i>default</i> state and the element's <span
+  title="concept-spellcheck-default">default behavior</span> is <span
+  title="concept-spellcheck-default-true">true-by-default</span>, or
+  if the element's <code title="attr-spellcheck">spellcheck</code>
+  content attribute is in the <i>default</i> state and the element's
+  <span title="concept-spellcheck-default">default behavior</span> is
+  <span
+  title="concept-spellcheck-default-inherit">inherit-by-default</span>
+  and the element's parent element's <code
+  title="dom-spellcheck">spellcheck</code> IDL attribute would return
+  true; otherwise, if none of those conditions applies, then the
+  attribute must instead return false.</p>
 
   <p class="note">The <code title="dom-spellcheck">spellcheck</code>
   IDL attribute is not affected by user preferences that override the