[gow] (2) Try to get closer to browsers. Slightly.

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whatwg · Jun 13, 2008 · 707ab16 · 707ab16
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@@ -19483,18 +19483,27 @@ notes on what would need to be defined for dashed lines:
    along this circle's circumference, measured in radians clockwise from the
    positive x-axis, are the start and end points respectively.
 
-  <p>If the absolute magnitude of the difference between the <var
-   title="">startAngle</var> and <var title="">endAngle</var> angles is equal
-   to or greater than 2&pi;, then the arc is the whole circumference of this
-   circle.
+  <p>If the <var title="">anticlockwise</var> argument is false and
+   <span><var title="">endAngle</var>-<var title="">startAngle</var></span>
+   is equal to or greater than <span>2&pi;</span>, or, if the <var
+   title="">anticlockwise</var> argument is <em>true</em> and <span><var
+   title="">startAngle</var>-<var title="">endAngle</var></span> is equal to
+   or greater than <span>2&pi;</span>, then the arc is the whole
+   circumference of this circle.</p>
+  <!--alternatively (this is not equivalent, but might make more
+  sense, if browsers are willing to change to it: <p>If the absolute
+  magnitude of the difference between the <var
+  title="">startAngle</var> and <var title="">endAngle</var> angles is
+  equal to or greater than <span>2&pi;</span>, then the arc is the
+  whole circumference of this circle.</p>-->
 
   <p>Otherwise, the arc is the path along the circumference of this circle
    from the start point to the end point, going anti-clockwise if the <var
    title="">anticlockwise</var> argument is true, and clockwise otherwise.
    Since the points are on the circle, as opposed to being simply angles from
-   zero, the arc can never cover an angle greater than 2&pi; radians. If the
-   two angles are equal, or if the radius is zero, then the arc is defined as
-   being of zero length in both directions.
+   zero, the arc can never cover an angle greater than <span>2&pi;</span>
+   radians. If the two points are the same, or if the radius is zero, then
+   the arc is defined as being of zero length in both directions.
 
   <p>Negative values for <var title="">radius</var> must cause the
    implementation to raise an <code>INDEX_SIZE_ERR</code> exception.

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@@ -17115,19 +17115,30 @@ notes on what would need to be defined for dashed lines:
   measured in radians clockwise from the positive x-axis, are the
   start and end points respectively.</p>
 
-  <p>If the absolute magnitude of the difference between the <var
+  <p>If the <var title="">anticlockwise</var> argument is false and
+  <span><var title="">endAngle</var>-<var
+  title="">startAngle</var></span> is equal to or greater than
+  <span>2&pi;</span>, or, if the <var title="">anticlockwise</var>
+  argument is <em>true</em> and <span><var
+  title="">startAngle</var>-<var title="">endAngle</var></span> is
+  equal to or greater than <span>2&pi;</span>, then the arc is the
+  whole circumference of this circle.</p>
+
+  <!--alternatively (this is not equivalent, but might make more
+  sense, if browsers are willing to change to it: <p>If the absolute
+  magnitude of the difference between the <var
   title="">startAngle</var> and <var title="">endAngle</var> angles is
-  equal to or greater than 2&pi;, then the arc is the whole
-  circumference of this circle.</p>
-
-  <p>Otherwise, the arc is the path along the circumference of
-  this circle from the start point to the end point, going
-  anti-clockwise if the <var title="">anticlockwise</var> argument is
-  true, and clockwise otherwise. Since the points are on the circle,
-  as opposed to being simply angles from zero, the arc can never cover
-  an angle greater than 2&pi; radians. If the two angles are equal, or
-  if the radius is zero, then the arc is defined as being of zero
-  length in both directions.</p>
+  equal to or greater than <span>2&pi;</span>, then the arc is the
+  whole circumference of this circle.</p>-->
+
+  <p>Otherwise, the arc is the path along the circumference of this
+  circle from the start point to the end point, going anti-clockwise
+  if the <var title="">anticlockwise</var> argument is true, and
+  clockwise otherwise. Since the points are on the circle, as opposed
+  to being simply angles from zero, the arc can never cover an angle
+  greater than <span>2&pi;</span> radians. If the two points are the
+  same, or if the radius is zero, then the arc is defined as being of
+  zero length in both directions.</p>
 
   <p>Negative values for <var title="">radius</var> must cause the
   implementation to raise an <code>INDEX_SIZE_ERR</code>