[css2] Some selector syntax rewrites (done with Hakon), removed a comment, fixed a link

ianbjacobs · ianbjacobs · commit b7fe70485e28 · 1998-03-22T02:04:43.000Z
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diff --git a/css2/selector.src b/css2/selector.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN'>
 <html lang="en">
-<!-- $Id: selector.src,v 2.36 1998-03-21 23:53:06 bbos Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: selector.src,v 2.37 1998-03-22 02:04:43 ijacobs Exp $ -->
 <head>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
 <title>Selectors</title>
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ case-sensitive.
 <TR><TH>Pattern<TH>Meaning<TH>Described in section</TR>
 <TR><TD>*<TD>Matches any element.<TD><a href="#universal-selector">Universal
 selector</a></TR>
-<TR><TD>E<TD>Matches any E element (i.e. an element of type E).<TD><a href="#type-selectors">Type
+<TR><TD>E<TD>Matches any E element (i.e., an element of type E).<TD><a href="#type-selectors">Type
 selectors</a></TR>
-<TR><TD>A F<TD>Matches any E element that is a descendant of
+<TR><TD>E F<TD>Matches any E element that is a descendant of
 an F element.<TD><a href="#descendant-selectors">Descendant
 selectors</a></TR>
 <TR><TD>E &gt; F<TD>Matches any F element that is a child of
@@ -81,34 +81,32 @@ equal to "myid".<TD><a href="#id-selectors">ID selectors</a></TR>
 <h2>Selector syntax</h2>
 
 <P>A <span class="index-def" title="simple selector"><a
-name="simple-selector"><dfn>simple selector</dfn></a></span> may
-consist of several components with no intervening whitespace: one <a
-href="#type-selectors">type selector</a> or <a
-href="#universal-selector">universal selector</a> followed by zero or
-more <a href="#attribute-selectors">attribute selectors</a>, <a
-href="#id-selectors">ID selectors</a>, and <a
-href="#pseudo-classes">pseudo-classes</a>. The universal selector may
-be omitted, unless it is the only component. Each component specifies
-a requirement of an element, and an element matches the simple
-selector if it matches all of the components.
+name="simple-selector"><dfn>simple selector</dfn></a></span> is either
+a <a href="#type-selectors">type selector</a> or <a
+href="#universal-selector">universal selector</a> followed immediately
+by zero or more <a href="#attribute-selectors">attribute
+selectors</a>, <a href="#id-selectors">ID selectors</a> or <a
+href="#pseudo-classes">pseudo-classes</a>, in any order.  The simple
+selector matches if all of its components match.
 
 <P>A <span class="index-def"
 title="selector"><dfn>selector</dfn></span> is a chain of one or more
-simple selectors, separated by whitespace and/or a combinator (">" or
-"+"). The combinator indicates a relation between the simple selectors
-on either side. The elements of the document tree that match a
-selector are called <span class="index-def" title="subject (of
-selector)|selector::subject of"><a
-name="subject"><dfn>subjects</dfn></a></span> of the selector. A
-selector consisting of a single simple selector matches any element
+simple selectors separated by combinators.  Combinators are:
+whitespace, "&gt;", and "+". Whitespace may appear between a
+combinator and the simple selectors around it.  
+
+<P>The elements of the document tree that match a selector are called
+<span class="index-def" title="subject (of selector)|selector::subject
+of"><a name="subject"><dfn>subjects</dfn></a></span> of the selector.
+A selector consisting of a single simple selector matches any element
 satisfying its requirements.  Prepending a simple selector and
 combinator to a chain imposes additional matching constraints, so the
 subjects of a selector are always a subset of the elements matching
 the rightmost simple selector.
 
 <P>One <a href="#pseudo-elements">pseudo-element</a> may be appended
 to the last simple selector in a chain, in which case the style
-information applies to a subpart of the subjects.
+information applies to a subpart of each subject.
 
 <h3><a name="grouping">Grouping</a></h3>
 
@@ -275,7 +273,7 @@ pseudo-class below.
 appear next to each other in a document. For example, when block-level
 elements are laid out, the vertical space between them collapses. In
 this case, the special formatting is handled by the rules for <a
-href="./visudet.html#collapsing-margins">collapsing margins</a>, but
+href="./box.html#collapsing-margins">collapsing margins</a>, but
 in other cases of adjacent selectors, authors may want to specify
 their own special formatting rules.</p>
 
@@ -608,9 +606,6 @@ an "!important" priority to the declarations: <code>[name=p371]
 without a DTD do not have IDs at all.</em>
 </div>
 
-<!-- What to do if no DTD? -IJ -->
-
-
 <h2><a name="pseudo-elements">Pseudo-elements</a> and <a
 name="pseudo-classes">pseudo-classes</a></h2>
 
@@ -673,14 +668,6 @@ should be implemented.
 
 <p>Pseudo-elements and pseudo-class names are case-insensitive.</p>
 
-<!--
-<p>Several pseudo-element rules may have an impact on the same
-content. These are called <span class="index-def" title="overlapping
-pseudo-elements">overlapping pseudo-elements</span>. An <a
-href="#overlapping-example">example</a> is provided below.
-
-[Isn't this obvious? BB]-->
-
 <P>Some pseudo-classes are mutually exclusive, while others can be
 applied simultaneously to the same element. In case of conflicting
 rules, the normal <a href="cascade.html#cascading-order">cascading
