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<h1>Selectors Serialization Format for Testing (<abbr>SSFT</abbr>) |
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Specification</h1> |
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<h2>Working Draft <time datetime=2007-10-01>1 October 2007</time></h2> |
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<dt>This Version</dt> |
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<dt>Author</dt> |
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<dd><a href="http://suika.fam.cx/~wakaba/who?" rel="author" |
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lang=ja>Wakaba</a> |
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<code class="mail"><<a href="mailto:w@suika.fam.cx" rel="author" |
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>w@suika.fam.cx</a>></code></dd> |
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<p class="copyright" lang="en">© <time>2007</time> <a |
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href="http://suika.fam.cx/~wakaba/who?" rel="author">Wakaba</a>. |
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document |
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rel="license">http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</a>></code>.</p> |
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<div id="abstract" class="section"> |
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<h2>Abstract</h2> |
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<div id="status" class="section"> |
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<h2>Status of This Document</h2> |
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<p class=section-info><em>This section describes the status of this document |
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at the time of its publication. Other documents |
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might supersede this document.</em></p> |
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<p>This document is a working draft, produced as part |
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of the <a href="http://suika.fam.cx/www/manakai-core/doc/web/">manakai</a> |
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project. It might be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by |
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other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to |
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cite this document as other than <q>work in progress</q>.</p> |
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<p>Comments on this document are welcome and |
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may be sent to the <a href="#author">author</a>.</p> |
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<p>Translations of thie document might be available. |
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The English version of the document is the only |
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normative version.</p> |
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<div id="introduction" class="section"> |
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<h2>Introduction</h2> |
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<p class=section-info>This section is <em>non-normative</em>.</p> |
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<p>Selectors |
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<cite class="bibref normative">[<a href="#ref-SELECTORS">SELECTORS</a>]</cite> |
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are patterns that match against elements |
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in a tree structure and are used in Web technologies, including |
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<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21"><abbr title="Cascading Style Sheets">CSS</abbr></a> |
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<cite class="bibref informative">[<a href="#ref-CSS">CSS</a>]</cite>, |
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<a href="http://whatwg.org/html5"><abbr title="Hypertext Markup Language">HTML</abbr>5</a> |
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<cite class="bibref informative">[<a href="#ref-HTML5">HTML5</a>]</cite>, |
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<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xbl/xbl2.html"><abbr title="XML Binding Language">XBL</abbr>2</a> |
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<cite class="bibref informative">[<a href="#ref-XBL2">XBL2</a>]</cite>, and |
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<a href="http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/2006/webapi/selectors-api/Overview.html?rev=1.28&content-type=text/html;%20charset=utf-8">Selectors |
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<abbr>API</abbr></a> |
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<cite class="bibref informative">[<a href="#ref-SAPI">SAPI</a>]</cite>.</p> |
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<div class="issue ed">...</div> |
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<p><a href="http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/csswg/cssom/Overview.html">The |
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<abbr title="Cascading Style Sheets Object Model">CSSOM</abbr> |
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specification</a> |
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<cite class="bibref informative">[<a href="#ref-CSSOM">CSSOM</a>]</cite> |
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is trying to define an algorithm to |
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<a href="http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/csswg/cssom/Overview.html?rev=1.55&content-type=text/html;%20charset=utf-8#serializing0">serialize |
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a group of selectors</a> for the purpose of <code>selectorText</code> |
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attribute. However, the algorithm is incomplete |
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<time datetime=2007-09-25>at the time of the writing</time>. |
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Note that current Web browser implementations |
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of the <code>selectorText</code> attribute are consistently broken |
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in not escaping unsafe identifiers.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="terminology"> |
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<h2>Terminology</h2> |
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<p>The key words <q><em class="rfc2119">MUST</em></q>, |
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<q><em class="rfc2119">MUST NOT</em></q>, |
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<q><em class="rfc2119">SHOULD</em></q>, |
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<q><em class="rfc2119">SHOULD NOT</em></q>, and |
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<q><em class=rfc2119>MAY</em></q> in this |
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document are to be interpreted as described in |
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<a href="urn:ietf:rfc:2119"><abbr title="Request for Comments">RFC</abbr> |
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2119</a> |
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<cite class="bibref normative">[<a href="#ref-KEYWORDS">KEYWORDS</a>]</cite>.</p> |
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<p>All examples and notes in this specification are non-normative, |
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as are all sections explicitly marked non-normative. Everything |
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else in this specification is normative.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="serializing"> |
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<h2>Serializing Groups of Selectors</h2> |
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<div class="issue ed"> |
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<p><a href="http://suika.fam.cx/gate/cvs/*checkout*/markup/html/whatpm/Whatpm/CSS/SelectorsSerializer.pm">See the reference implementation</a> |
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for now.</p> |
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<p><dfn id=newline>Newline</dfn> is <code class=char>U+000A</code> |
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<code class=charname>LINE FEED</code> <span class=ed>or |
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U+000D U+000A or U+000A ??</span>.</p> |
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<li>Let <var>result</var> an empty string.</li> |
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<li>For each selector (<var>selector</var>) in the group of selectors: |
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<li>If <var>selector</var> is <em>not</em> the first selector |
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in the group of selectors, then append a <code class=char>U+002C</code> |
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<code class=charname>COMMA</code> followed by a |
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<a href="#newline">newline</a> to <var>result</var>.</li> |
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<li>Append four <code class=char>U+0020</code> |
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<code class=charname>SPACE</code> characters to <var>result</var>.</li> |
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<li>Process each sequence of simple selectors or |
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combinator in <var>selector</var> by following algorithm: |
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<dt>If it is a sequence of simle selector (<var>sss</var>)</dt> |
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<dd class=ed>@@</dd> |
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<dt>If it is a combinator (<var>c</var>)</dt> |
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<li>Append two <code class=char>U+0020</code> |
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<code class=charname>SPACE</code> characters to <var>result</var>.</li> |
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<dt>If <var>c</var> is descendant combinator (white space)</dt> |
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<dd>Append a <code class=char>U+0020</code> |
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<code class=charname>SPACE</code> character to |
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<var>result</var>.</dd> |
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<dt>If <var>c</var> is child combinator |
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(<code class=char>></code>)</dt> |
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<dd>Append a <code class=char>U+003E</code> |
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<code class=charname>GREATER-THAN SIGN</code> character to |
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<var>result</var>.</dd> |
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<dt>If <var>c</var> is adjacent sibling combinator |
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(<code class=char>+</code>)</dt> |
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<dd>Append a <code class=char>U+002B</code> |
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<code class=charname>PLUS SIGN</code> character to |
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<var>result</var>.</dd> |
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<dt>If <var>c</var> is general sibling combinator |
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(<code class=char>~</code>)</dt> |
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<dd>Append a <code class=char>U+007E</code> |
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<code class=charname>TILDE</code> character to |
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<var>result</var>.</dd> |
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</li> |
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<li>Append a <code class=char>U+0020</code> |
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<code class=charname>SPACE</code> character to |
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<var>result</var>.</li> |
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</li> |
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<li>Then, <var>result</var> is the |
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<abbr title="Selectors Serialization Format for Testing">SFFT</abbr> |
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representation of the group of selectors.</li> |
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<div class="section" id="parsing"> |
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<h2>Parsing |
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<abbr title="Selectors Serialization Format for Testing">SFFT</abbr> |
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Groups of Selectors</h2> |
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<p>Since <a href="#serializing">the serializing algorithm</a> is |
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so designed that it always output a valid |
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<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-selectors/#grouping">group of |
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selectors</a>, no special parser for |
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<abbr title="Selectors Serialization Format for Testing">SFFT</abbr> |
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is necessary. Any conforming |
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<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-selectors/#grouping">group of |
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selectors</a> parser <em class=rfc2119>MAY</em> be used |
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to parse <abbr title="Selectors Serialization Format for Testing">SFFT</abbr> |
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groups of selectors.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="examples"> |
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<h2>Examples</h2> |
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<p class=section-info>This section is <em>non-normative</em>.</p> |
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<p><a href="http://suika.fam.cx/gate/2007/css/parser-interface">Try demo</a>, |
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by choosing <q>Selectors</q> radio button.</a></p> |
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<div class="caption">...</div> |
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<pre><code>...</code></pre> |
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<h2>References</h1> |
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<div id="normative-references" class="section normative reference"> |
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<h3>Normative References</h3> |
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<dt id="ref-KEYWORDS">KEYWORDS</dt> |
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<dd><cite><a href="urn:ietf:rfc:2119">Key words for use in |
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<abbr>RFCs</abbr> to Indicate Requirement Levels</a></cite>, |
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<abbr title="Internet Engineering Task Force">IETF</abbr> |
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<a href="urn:ietf:bcp:14"><abbr title="Best Current Practice">BCP</abbr> |
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14</a>, <abbr title="Request for Comments">RFC</abbr> 2119, |
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<time datetime=1997-03>March 1997</time>. |
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This version of the specification is referenced</dd> |
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<dt id=ref-SELECTORS>SELECTORS</dt> |
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<dd><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-css3-selectors-20051215"><cite>Selectors</cite></a>, |
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<abbr title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr> Working Draft, |
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<time datetime=2005-12-15>15 December 2005</time>. Work in progress. |
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<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-selectors">The latest version</a> |
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of the specification is referenced.</dd> |
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<div id="informative-references" class="section informative reference"> |
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<h3>Non-normative References</h3> |
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<dt id=ref-CSS>CSS</dt> |
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<dd><cite><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-CSS21-20070719">Cascading |
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Style Sheets Level 2 Revision 1 (<abbr>CSS</abbr> 2.1) |
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Specification</a></cite>, |
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<abbr title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr> Candidate |
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Recommendation, <time datetime=2007-07-19>19 July 2007</time>. |
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Work in progress. The latest version of the specification is |
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available at |
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<code class=URI><<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21">http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21</a>></code>.</dd> |
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<dt id=ref-CSSOM>CSSOM</dt> |
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<dd><cite><a href="http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/csswg/cssom/Overview.html?rev=1.55&content-type=text/html;%20charset=utf-8">Cascading |
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Style Sheets Object Model (<abbr>CSSOM</abbr>)</a></cite>, |
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<abbr title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr> Editor's Draft, |
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<time datetime=2007-06-18>18 June 2007</time>. Work in progress. |
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The latest Editor's Draft of the specification is available at |
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<code class=URI><<a href="http://dev.w3.org/csswg/cssom/Overview.html">http://dev.w3.org/csswg/cssom/Overview.html</a>></code>.</dd> |
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<dt id=ref-HTML5>HTML5</dt> |
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<dd><cite><a href="http://whatwg.org/html5"><abbr>HTML</abbr> 5</a></cite>, |
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Working Draft. Work in progress.</dd> |
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<dt id=ref-SAPI>SAPI</dt> |
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<dd><cite><a href="http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/2006/webapi/selectors-api/Overview.html?rev=1.28&content-type=text/html;%20charset=utf-8">Selectors <abbr>API</abbr></a></cite>, |
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<abbr title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr> Editor's Draft, |
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<time datetime=2007-08-29>29 August 2007</time>. Work in progress. |
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The latest Editor's Draft of the specification is available at |
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<code class=URI><<a href="http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/selectors-api/Overview.html">http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/selectors-api/Overview.html</a>></code>. |
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The latest published version of the specification is available at |
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<code class=URI><<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/selectors-api/">http://www.w3.org/TR/selectors-api/</a>></code>.</dd> |
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<dt id=XBL2>XBL2</dt> |
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<dd><cite><a href="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xbl/xbl2.html"><abbr>XBL</abbr> |
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2.0</a></cite>, Mozilla.org, <time datetime=2007-03-15>15 Mar 2007</time>. |
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Work in progress. The latest |
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<abbr title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr>$B!>(Bpublished |
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<code class=URI><<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xbl/">http://www.w3.org/TR/xbl/</a>></code>.</dd> |
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