[e] (0) Mention that scripted changes don't fire 'input' and 'change'…

… on <input>. Fixing https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=23413 Affected topics: HTML git-svn-id: http://svn.whatwg.org/webapps@8286 340c8d12-0b0e-0410-8428-c7bf67bfef74
whatwg · Nov 15, 2013 · 4543fb8 · 4543fb8
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@@ -43490,6 +43490,11 @@ <h5 id=common-event-behaviors><span class=secno>4.10.5.5 </span>Common event beh
   also be fired as part of the element's <a href=#activation-behavior>activation behavior</a> and as part of the
   <a href=#unfocusing-steps>unfocusing steps</a>.</p>
 
+  <p class=note>These events are not fired in response to changes made to the values of form
+  controls by scripts. (This is to make it easier to update the values of form controls in response
+  to the user manipulating the controls, without having to then filter out the script's own changes
+  to avoid an infinite loop.)</p>
+
   <p>The <a href=#task-source>task source</a> for these <a href=#concept-task title=concept-task>tasks</a> is the
   <a href=#user-interaction-task-source>user interaction task source</a>.</p>
 
@@ -101832,6 +101837,7 @@ <h2 class=no-num id=references>References</h2><!--REFS-->
   Matthew Thomas,
   Mattias Waldau,
   Max Romantschuk,
+  Menachem Salomon,
   Menno van Slooten,
   Micah Dubinko,
   Michael 'Ratt' Iannarelli,

diff --git a/index b/index
@@ -43490,6 +43490,11 @@ You cannot submit this form when the field is incorrect.</samp></pre>
   also be fired as part of the element's <a href=#activation-behavior>activation behavior</a> and as part of the
   <a href=#unfocusing-steps>unfocusing steps</a>.</p>
 
+  <p class=note>These events are not fired in response to changes made to the values of form
+  controls by scripts. (This is to make it easier to update the values of form controls in response
+  to the user manipulating the controls, without having to then filter out the script's own changes
+  to avoid an infinite loop.)</p>
+
   <p>The <a href=#task-source>task source</a> for these <a href=#concept-task title=concept-task>tasks</a> is the
   <a href=#user-interaction-task-source>user interaction task source</a>.</p>
 
@@ -101832,6 +101837,7 @@ if (s = prompt('What is your name?')) {
   Matthew Thomas,
   Mattias Waldau,
   Max Romantschuk,
+  Menachem Salomon,
   Menno van Slooten,
   Micah Dubinko,
   Michael 'Ratt' Iannarelli,

diff --git a/source b/source
@@ -47545,6 +47545,11 @@ You cannot submit this form when the field is incorrect.</samp></pre>
   also be fired as part of the element's <span>activation behavior</span> and as part of the
   <span>unfocusing steps</span>.</p>
 
+  <p class="note">These events are not fired in response to changes made to the values of form
+  controls by scripts. (This is to make it easier to update the values of form controls in response
+  to the user manipulating the controls, without having to then filter out the script's own changes
+  to avoid an infinite loop.)</p>
+
   <p>The <span>task source</span> for these <span data-x="concept-task">tasks</span> is the
   <span>user interaction task source</span>.</p>
 
@@ -113736,6 +113741,7 @@ if (s = prompt('What is your name?')) {
   Matthew Thomas,
   Mattias Waldau,
   Max Romantschuk,
+  Menachem Salomon,
   Menno van Slooten,
   Micah Dubinko,
   Michael 'Ratt' Iannarelli,