19967 2012-11-15 12:02:50 +0000 definition of body element incorrect 2013-01-12 09:36:56 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5 spec unspecified PC Windows NT RESOLVED FIXED P3 normal --- 20309 1 faulkner.steve erika.doyle erika.doyle mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 78349 0 faulkner.steve 2012-11-15 12:02:50 +0000 in HTML5 the body element is defined thus [1]: "The body element represents the main content of the document." In HTML 4 it was defined thus [2]: "The body of a document contains the document's content." The HTML 4 definition matches reality, the body element contains the 'content' of the document not just the 'main content' of the document. suggest removing the word 'main' from the HTML5 definition to match HTML 4.0 definition: "The body element represents the content of the document." [1]http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/the-body-element.html#the-body-element [2]http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/global.html#h-7.5.1 81033 1 faulkner.steve 2013-01-08 10:01:49 +0000 have made change in fork of the spec as it is part of the changes required to add the main element to 5.1 refer to: https://github.com/stevefaulkner/html/commit/884ef9371c75c178deb72767623a13ab62f1f998 81299 2 faulkner.steve 2013-01-12 09:36:56 +0000 closing as was fixed by https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20309#c6