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Include "autofocus" in the list of "The following content attributes must not be specified and do not apply to the element" for <input type="hidden"> :: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/states-of-the-type-attribute.html#hidden-state Autofocus focuses on the control, "allowing the user to just start typing without having to manually focus the main control" - hidden elements cannot be focused on because there is no place for typing. https://developer.mozilla.org/en/HTML/HTML5/Forms_in_HTML5#The_autofocus_attribute claims autofocus cannot be applied to type="hidden" for that reason, but it's not in the current list of content attributes that must not be specified for hidden.
mass-move component to LC1
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