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Section 8.2.3.1, "The insertion mode", is somewhat unclear: > Seven of these modes, namely "in head", "in body", "in table", "in table body", > "in row", "in cell", and "in select", are special, in that the other modes > defer to them at various times. When the algorithm below says that the user > agent is to do something "using the rules for the m insertion mode", where m is > one of these modes, the user agent must use the rules described under that > insertion mode's section, but must leave the insertion mode unchanged (unless > the rules in that section themselves switch the insertion mode). The last sentence caused a little confusion whilst implementing. I suggest that it be changed to something closer to: (changed text in asterisks) "When the algorithm below says that the user agent is to do something "using the rules for the m insertion mode", where m is one of these modes, the user agent must use the rules described under that insertion mode's section, but must leave the insertion mode unchanged *unless the m insertion mode's rules change it.*"
http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#using10 When the algorithm below says that the user agent is to do something "using the rules for the m insertion mode", where m is one of these modes, the user agent must use the rules described under the m insertion mode's section, but must leave the insertion mode unchanged unless the rules in m themselves switch the insertion mode to a new value. Please re-open the bug if that's still confusing. Thanks!
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