[] (0) Clarify 'Referer' handling in general. Fix it for window.open(…

…) spcifically. git-svn-id: http://svn.whatwg.org/webapps@3223 340c8d12-0b0e-0410-8428-c7bf67bfef74
whatwg · Jun 12, 2009 · 4d476dc · 4d476dc
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@@ -5147,7 +5147,28 @@
     redirects, <a href=#concept-js-deref title=concept-js-deref>dereferencing <span title="javascript protocol"><code title="">javascript:</code>
     URLs</span></a>, etc).</p>
 
-   </li>
+    <p>For purposes of generating the <i>address of the resource from
+    which Request-URIs are obtained</i> as required by HTTP for the
+    <code title=http-referer>Referer</code> (sic) header, the user
+    agent must use <a href="#the-document's-current-address">the document's current address</a> of the
+    appropriate <code>Document</code> as given by this list.  <a href=#refsHTTP>[HTTP]</a></p>
+
+    <dl class=switch><dt>When <a href=#navigate title=navigate>navigating</a></dt>
+
+     <dd>The <a href=#active-document>active document</a> of the <a href=#source-browsing-context>source browsing
+     context</a>.</dd>
+
+     <dt>When fetching resources for an element</dt>
+
+     <dd>The element's <code>Document</code>.</dd>
+
+     <dt>When fetching resources in response to a call to an API</dt>
+
+     <dd>The <a href=#active-document>active document</a> of the <a href="#script's-browsing-context" title="script's
+     browsing context">browsing context</a> of the <a href=#first-script>first
+     script</a>.</dd>
+
+    </dl></li>
 
    <li>
 
@@ -7168,11 +7189,6 @@ interface <dfn id=domstringmap-0>DOMStringMap</dfn> {};</pre>
   must be set to <a href="#the-document's-address">the document's address</a> when the
   <code>Document</code> is created.</span></p>
 
-  <p>For purposes of generating the <i>address of the resource from
-  which Request-URIs are obtained</i> as required by HTTP for the
-  <code title=http-referer>Referer</code> (sic) header, the user
-  agent must use <a href="#the-document's-current-address">the document's current address</a>. <a href=#refsHTTP>[HTTP]</a></p>
-
   <p>When a <code>Document</code> is created by a <a href=#concept-script title=concept-script>script</a> using the <code title="">createDocument()</code> API, <a href="#the-document's-address">the document's
   address</a> is the same as <a href="#the-document's-address">the document's address</a> of
   the <a href=#active-document>active document</a> of the <a href="#script's-browsing-context">script's browsing
@@ -46447,8 +46463,8 @@ interface <dfn id=window>Window</dfn> {
   <a href=#browsing-context>browsing context</a> was just created as part of the
   <a href=#the-rules-for-choosing-a-browsing-context-given-a-browsing-context-name>the rules for choosing a browsing context given a browsing
   context name</a>. The navigation must be done with the <a href="#script's-browsing-context" title="script's browsing context">browsing context</a> of the
-  <a href=#concept-script title=concept-script>script</a> that invoked the method
-  as the <a href=#source-browsing-context>source browsing context</a>.</p>
+  <a href=#first-script>first script</a> as the <a href=#source-browsing-context>source browsing
+  context</a>.</p>
 
   <p>The method must return the <code><a href=#windowproxy>WindowProxy</a></code> object of the
   <a href=#browsing-context>browsing context</a> that was navigated, or null if no

diff --git a/source b/source
@@ -4817,6 +4817,32 @@
     title="javascript protocol"><code title="">javascript:</code>
     URLs</span></span>, etc).</p>
 
+    <p>For purposes of generating the <i>address of the resource from
+    which Request-URIs are obtained</i> as required by HTTP for the
+    <code title="http-referer">Referer</code> (sic) header, the user
+    agent must use <span>the document's current address</span> of the
+    appropriate <code>Document</code> as given by this list.  <a
+    href="#refsHTTP">[HTTP]</a></p>
+
+    <dl class="switch">
+
+     <dt>When <span title="navigate">navigating</span></dt>
+
+     <dd>The <span>active document</span> of the <span>source browsing
+     context</span>.</dd>
+
+     <dt>When fetching resources for an element</dt>
+
+     <dd>The element's <code>Document</code>.</dd>
+
+     <dt>When fetching resources in response to a call to an API</dt>
+
+     <dd>The <span>active document</span> of the <span title="script's
+     browsing context">browsing context</span> of the <span>first
+     script</span>.</dd>
+
+    </dl>
+
    </li>
 
    <li>
@@ -7231,12 +7257,6 @@ interface <dfn>DOMStringMap</dfn> {};</pre>
   must be set to <span>the document's address</span> when the
   <code>Document</code> is created.</span></p>
 
-  <p>For purposes of generating the <i>address of the resource from
-  which Request-URIs are obtained</i> as required by HTTP for the
-  <code title="http-referer">Referer</code> (sic) header, the user
-  agent must use <span>the document's current address</span>. <a
-  href="#refsHTTP">[HTTP]</a></p>
-
   <p>When a <code>Document</code> is created by a <span
   title="concept-script">script</span> using the <code
   title="">createDocument()</code> API, <span>the document's
@@ -52900,8 +52920,8 @@ interface <dfn>Window</dfn> {
   <span>the rules for choosing a browsing context given a browsing
   context name</span>. The navigation must be done with the <span
   title="script's browsing context">browsing context</span> of the
-  <span title="concept-script">script</span> that invoked the method
-  as the <span>source browsing context</span>.</p>
+  <span>first script</span> as the <span>source browsing
+  context</span>.</p>
 
   <p>The method must return the <code>WindowProxy</code> object of the
   <span>browsing context</span> that was navigated, or null if no