[giow] (0) Narrow the scope of the xml:base ban to HTML elements. If …

…SVG wants to allow them, e.g., that's up to them. Fixing https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=17890 Affected topics: HTML, HTML Syntax and Parsing git-svn-id: http://svn.whatwg.org/webapps@7267 340c8d12-0b0e-0410-8428-c7bf67bfef74
whatwg · Aug 24, 2012 · 03d5f74 · 03d5f74
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@@ -11703,9 +11703,10 @@ <h5 id=the-xml:base-attribute-(xml-only)><span class=secno>3.2.3.5 </span>The <d
   defined in XML Base. <a href=#refsXMLBASE>[XMLBASE]</a></p>
 
   <p>The <code title=attr-xml-base><a href=#the-xml:base-attribute-(xml-only)>xml:base</a></code> attribute may be
-  used on elements of <a href=#xml-documents>XML documents</a>. Authors must not
-  use the <code title=attr-xml-base><a href=#the-xml:base-attribute-(xml-only)>xml:base</a></code> attribute in
-  <a href=#html-documents>HTML documents</a>.</p>
+  used on <a href=#html-elements>HTML elements</a> of <a href=#xml-documents>XML documents</a>.
+  Authors must not use the <code title=attr-xml-base><a href=#the-xml:base-attribute-(xml-only)>xml:base</a></code>
+  attribute on <a href=#html-elements>HTML elements</a> in <a href=#html-documents>HTML
+  documents</a>.</p>
 
 
   <h5 id=the-dir-attribute><span class=secno>3.2.3.6 </span>The <dfn title=attr-dir><code>dir</code></dfn> attribute</h5>
@@ -87607,6 +87608,11 @@ <h5 id=start-tags><span class=secno>12.1.2.1 </span>Start tags</h5>
   </table><p>No other namespaced attribute can be expressed in <a href=#syntax>the
   HTML syntax</a>.</p>
 
+  <p class=note>Whether the attributes in the table above are
+  conforming or not is defined by other specifications (e.g. the SVG
+  and MathML specifications); this section only describes the syntax
+  rules if the attributes are serialised using the HTML syntax.</p>
+
 
   <h5 id=optional-tags><span class=secno>12.1.2.4 </span>Optional tags</h5>
 

diff --git a/index b/index
@@ -11703,9 +11703,10 @@ Transport Protocol"&gt;HTTP&lt;/abbr&gt; today.&lt;/p&gt;</pre> <!-- DO NOT REWR
   defined in XML Base. <a href=#refsXMLBASE>[XMLBASE]</a></p>
 
   <p>The <code title=attr-xml-base><a href=#the-xml:base-attribute-(xml-only)>xml:base</a></code> attribute may be
-  used on elements of <a href=#xml-documents>XML documents</a>. Authors must not
-  use the <code title=attr-xml-base><a href=#the-xml:base-attribute-(xml-only)>xml:base</a></code> attribute in
-  <a href=#html-documents>HTML documents</a>.</p>
+  used on <a href=#html-elements>HTML elements</a> of <a href=#xml-documents>XML documents</a>.
+  Authors must not use the <code title=attr-xml-base><a href=#the-xml:base-attribute-(xml-only)>xml:base</a></code>
+  attribute on <a href=#html-elements>HTML elements</a> in <a href=#html-documents>HTML
+  documents</a>.</p>
 
 
   <h5 id=the-dir-attribute><span class=secno>3.2.3.6 </span>The <dfn title=attr-dir><code>dir</code></dfn> attribute</h5>
@@ -87607,6 +87608,11 @@ dictionary <dfn id=storageeventinit>StorageEventInit</dfn> : <a href=#eventinit>
   </table><p>No other namespaced attribute can be expressed in <a href=#syntax>the
   HTML syntax</a>.</p>
 
+  <p class=note>Whether the attributes in the table above are
+  conforming or not is defined by other specifications (e.g. the SVG
+  and MathML specifications); this section only describes the syntax
+  rules if the attributes are serialised using the HTML syntax.</p>
+
 
   <h5 id=optional-tags><span class=secno>12.1.2.4 </span>Optional tags</h5>
 

diff --git a/source b/source
@@ -12129,9 +12129,10 @@ Transport Protocol">HTTP&lt;/abbr> today.&lt;/p></pre> <!-- DO NOT REWRAP THIS L
   defined in XML Base. <a href="#refsXMLBASE">[XMLBASE]</a></p>
 
   <p>The <code title="attr-xml-base">xml:base</code> attribute may be
-  used on elements of <span>XML documents</span>. Authors must not
-  use the <code title="attr-xml-base">xml:base</code> attribute in
-  <span>HTML documents</span>.</p>
+  used on <span>HTML elements</span> of <span>XML documents</span>.
+  Authors must not use the <code title="attr-xml-base">xml:base</code>
+  attribute on <span>HTML elements</span> in <span>HTML
+  documents</span>.</p>
 
 
   <h5>The <dfn title="attr-dir"><code>dir</code></dfn> attribute</h5>
@@ -101802,6 +101803,11 @@ dictionary <dfn>StorageEventInit</dfn> : <span>EventInit</span> {
   <p>No other namespaced attribute can be expressed in <span>the
   HTML syntax</span>.</p>
 
+  <p class="note">Whether the attributes in the table above are
+  conforming or not is defined by other specifications (e.g. the SVG
+  and MathML specifications); this section only describes the syntax
+  rules if the attributes are serialised using the HTML syntax.</p>
+
 
   <h5>Optional tags</h5>