9268 2010-03-18 15:04:12 +0000 Why can’t we just reuse the <caption> element and describe its meaning according to context? (i.e., spec gives directions for “caption in table” and “caption in figure” contexts.) Semantically, both fulfill the same purpose. And even if there 2010-10-04 14:45:51 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) unspecified Other other RESOLVED INVALID http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#the-figcaption-element P3 normal LC 1 contributor ian ian mike Ms2ger public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 33670 0 contributor 2010-03-18 15:04:12 +0000 Section: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#the-figcaption-element Comment: Why can’t we just reuse the <caption> element and describe its meaning according to context? (i.e., spec gives directions for “caption in table” and “caption in figure” contexts.) Semantically, both fulfill the same purpose. And even if there are nuanced differences, it is not harder to grasp than some of the other context-sensitive meanings in HTML5 (elements that “reset the hierarchy”, for example.) Posted from: 129.2.139.195 33703 1 Ms2ger 2010-03-18 20:17:46 +0000 Legacy parsing constraints. It would be impossible to use the figure element inside a table.