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Bug 6562 - Define parsing quirks
Summary: Define parsing quirks
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ian 'Hixie' Hickson
QA Contact: HTML WG Bugzilla archive list
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Blocks: 6563
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Reported: 2009-02-12 08:47 UTC by Henri Sivonen
Modified: 2010-10-04 14:31 UTC (History)
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Description Henri Sivonen 2009-02-12 08:47:14 UTC
The spec currently has "XXX quirks" comments suggesting that parts of the tree building algorithm will behave differently in the quirks mode.

Those differences should either go away or be hoisted out of comments.
Comment 1 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2009-02-12 08:48:30 UTC
I don't know what these should be. If anyone knows, please let me know.
Comment 2 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2009-03-31 23:46:28 UTC
It would be helpful if we could get feedback from browser vendors on what quirks need to be implemented.
Comment 3 Henri Sivonen 2009-04-02 10:35:17 UTC
Thread about finding out:
http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.platform/browse_thread/thread/68a093c0cce2d4a0
Comment 4 Henri Sivonen 2009-04-15 12:46:22 UTC
I think I'm summarizing correctly if I say that the only issue left is <p><table> and in that case it would be safe to have the quirk but nicer to eliminate the quirk one way or the other. However, eliminating the quirk would require further research or at least analyzing existing data more carefully.
Comment 5 Henri Sivonen 2009-04-21 10:35:52 UTC
http://alfonsopina.eresmas.net/ looks wrong without the <p><table> quirk, because it sets align on <p>.
Comment 6 Henri Sivonen 2009-04-21 12:17:07 UTC
zcorpan says:
"our options regarding <p><table> parsing are (1) having the quirk, and (2) changing Acid2"
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2009Apr/0197.html

(I agree, FWIW.)