ISSUE-138: "mutate action" for issueing a GET request is misleading

mutate-action

"mutate action" for issueing a GET request is misleading

State:

CLOSED

Product:

HTML 5 spec

Raised by:

Julian Reschke

Opened on:

2010-10-22

Description:

In "4.10.22.3 Form submission algorithm" (<http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/association-of-controls-and-forms.html#form-submission-algorithm>), item 15, the action for associated with constructing a new URI and navigating to it is called "Mutate Action". This is very confusing, as it could be understood as if the resource being navigated to gets "mutated".

In <http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10659#c3>, the editor explained that what's getting "mutated" is the URI. That may be true, but is consistent with the naming of the other actions, such as "Submit as entity body".

A minimal fix for this would be to change "mutate action" to "mutate action URL", as proposed in <http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10659#c8>.

This was escalated from <http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10659>.

HTML5-SPEC-SECTIONS [form-submission-algorithm]

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Related emails:

1. {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2011-02-03: Issues, surveys (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-02-03)
2. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-02-03: Issues, surveys (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-02-02)
3. Re: Correction: CfC: close ISSUE-138 (mutate-action) by amicable resolution (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-02-01)
4. {minutes} HTML WG Telecon 2010-01-27: status of actions, new issues, closing items, new calls, charter status (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-01-27)
5. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-01-27: status of actions, new issues, closing items, new calls, charter status (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-01-26)
6. RE: {minutes} HTML WG Telecon 2010-01-20: status of actions, calls; task force reports (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2011-01-20)
7. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-01-20: status of actions, calls; task force reports (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-01-18)
8. Re: ISSUE-138 (mutate-action): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from julian.reschke@gmx.de on 2011-01-18)
9. Correction: CfC: close ISSUE-138 (mutate-action) by amicable resolution (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-01-17)
10. Re: ISSUE-138 (mutate-action): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-01-17)
11. Re: Change Proposal for ISSUE-138, was: ISSUE-138 (mutate-action): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from julian.reschke@gmx.de on 2011-01-13)
12. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-12-16: status of actions, calls, new decisions, task force reports (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-01-12)
13. Re: Change Proposal for ISSUE-138, was: ISSUE-138 (mutate-action): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from ian@hixie.ch on 2011-01-12)
14. Re: Change Proposal for ISSUE-138, was: ISSUE-138 (mutate-action): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-01-12)
15. Re: Change Proposal for ISSUE-138, was: ISSUE-138 (mutate-action): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from julian.reschke@gmx.de on 2011-01-12)
16. Re: Change Proposal for ISSUE-138, was: ISSUE-138 (mutate-action): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from ian@hixie.ch on 2011-01-12)
17. Change Proposal for ISSUE-138, was: ISSUE-138 (mutate-action): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from julian.reschke@gmx.de on 2011-01-12)
18. {minutes} HTML WG Telecon 2011-01-06: status of actions, calls, deadlines, task force reports (from plh@w3.org on 2011-01-11)
19. HTML WG Telecon 2010-12-16: status of actions, calls; task force reports (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-01-05)
20. RE: {minutes} HTML WG Telecon 2010-12-02: status, task force reports, deadlines and publications, meeting schedule (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2010-12-02)
21. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-12-02: status, task force reports, deadlines and publications, meeting schedule (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2010-12-01)
22. ISSUE-138 (mutate-action): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2010-11-30)
23. {minutes} HTML WG F2F minutes, Lyon, France, Nov 4-5 Part 1 (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2010-11-09)
24. RE: {minutes} HTML WG Telecon 2010-10-28: status of actions, calls, issues, heartbeat drafts, TPAC, Task Force reports (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2010-10-28)
25. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-10-28: status of actions, calls, issues, heartbeat drafts, TPAC, Task Force reports (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2010-10-28)
26. ISSUE-138 (mutate-action): 'mutate action' for issueing a GET request is misleading [HTML 5 spec] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2010-10-22)

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