Short URL: http://html5.org/r/6379
| SVN | Bug | Comment | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6379 | 13106 | Try to clarify that UAs don't have to continually be rescanning for icons and sorting each time. | 2011-08-06 00:31 |
Index: source =================================================================== --- source (revision 6378) +++ source (revision 6379) @@ -61732,14 +61732,18 @@ title="attr-link-media">media</code>, and <code title="attr-link-sizes">sizes</code> attributes. If there are multiple equally appropriate icons, user agents must use the last - one declared in <span>tree order</span>. If the user agent tries to - use an icon but that icon is determined, upon closer examination, to - in fact be inappropriate (e.g. because it uses an unsupported - format), then the user agent must try the next-most-appropriate icon - as determined by the attributes.</span></p> + one declared in <span>tree order</span> at the time that the user + agent collected the list of icons. If the user agent tries to use an + icon but that icon is determined, upon closer examination, to in + fact be inappropriate (e.g. because it uses an unsupported format), + then the user agent must try the next-most-appropriate icon as + determined by the attributes.</span></p> <div class="impl"> + <p class="note">User agents are not required to update icons when + the list of icons changes, but are encouraged to do so.</p> + <p>There is no default type for resources given by the <code title="rel-icon">icon</code> keyword. However, for the purposes of <a href="#concept-link-type-sniffing">determining the type of the