21896 2013-05-01 21:38:03 +0000 Require non-empty URL for @cite, and let empty @cite (like empty @src) be without effect 2013-06-11 11:46:10 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5 spec unspecified PC All RESOLVED WONTFIX http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/grouping-content.html#attr-blockquote-cite P2 normal --- 1 xn--mlform-iua robin mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking robin xn--mlform-iua public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 87129 0 xn--mlform-iua 2013-05-01 21:38:03 +0000 +++ A HTMLwg clone of the WHATwg Bug #21895 +++ (Initial) discussion: http://lists.whatwg.org/pipermail/whatwg-whatwg.org/2013-May/039491.html PROBLEM: * The meaning of an empty citation link, is unclear. * It also seems to have no use case. PROPOSAL: * Require non-empty URL for @cite attribute (of q, blockquote, ins, or del) * Let empty @cite (like empty @src) be without effect * Alternatively: Define clearly what the meaning of an empty @cite is and how it should be handled. JUSTIFICTION: * There is now a presedence for how HTML handles empty @src * There seems to be no use case for empty @cite. * For a use, or script, to follow an empty citation link, would only be confusing. Btw, if possible, @cite and @longdesc ought to work the same way in these details. Thus let me mention that for longdesc then: * implementations ignore @longdesc when empty. [1] * proposal is that @longdesc spec blesses that behavior [1] [1] https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=21778 89070 1 robin 2013-06-11 11:46:10 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the Editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the Tracker Issue; or you may create a Tracker Issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html Status: Accepted Change Description: none Rationale: This is already specified ("If the cite attribute is present, it must be a valid URL potentially surrounded by spaces. To obtain the corresponding citation link, the value of the attribute must be resolved relative to the element.").