[css2] Minor fixes + Steven P comments

ianbjacobs · ianbjacobs · commit 26ec25509563 · 1998-01-20T23:27:35.000Z
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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 1.47 1998-01-15 22:11:57 howcome Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: selector.src,v 1.48 1998-01-20 23:27:35 ijacobs Exp $ -->
 <head>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
 <title>Selectors</title>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ selector</a></TR>
 <TR><TD>E<TD>Matches any E element.<TD><a href="#type-selectors">Type
 selectors</a></TR>
 <TR><TD>A B<TD>Matches any B element that is a descendant of
-an A element.<TD><a href="#descendant-selectors">Descendent
+an A element.<TD><a href="#descendant-selectors">Descendant
 selectors</a></TR>
 <TR><TD>A &gt; B<TD>Matches any B element that is a child of
 an element A.<TD><a href="#child-selectors">Child selectors</a></TR>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ an element E.<TD><a href="#adjacent-selectors">Adjacent selectors</a>
 of values, one of which is exactly equal to "warning".
 <TD><a href="#attribute-selectors">Attribute selectors</a>
 </TR>
-<TR><TD>DIV.warning<TD>HTML only. The same as DIV[class~="warning"].
+<TR><TD>DIV.warning<TD><em>HTML only</em>. The same as DIV[class~="warning"].
 <TD><a href="#class-html">The "class" attribute in HTML</a></TR>
 <TR><TD>E#myid<TD>Matches any E element with the "id" attribute
 equal to "myid".<TD><a href="#id-selectors">ID selectors</a></TR>
@@ -74,10 +74,9 @@ equal to "myid".<TD><a href="#id-selectors">ID selectors</a></TR>
 <h2><a name="universal-selector">Universal selector</a></h2>
 
 <P>The <span class="index-def" title="universal selector">universal
-selector</span> matches the name of any element type. <!--It only matches
-a single node in the document tree.-->
-
-<P>The universal selector is written as an asterisk (*).
+selector</span> -- written "*" -- matches the name of any element
+type. It only matches a single node in the <a
+href="conform.html#doctree">document tree.</a>
 
 <P>In <a href="#attribute-selectors">attribute selectors</a>
 and <a href="#id-selectors">id selectors</a>, the absence of
@@ -108,18 +107,17 @@ document tree:
 
 <p>Type selectors may be <a href="#grouping">grouped</a>.
 
-<h2><a name="descendant-selectors">Descendent selectors</a></h2>
+<h2><a name="descendant-selectors">Descendant selectors</a></h2>
 
 <p>At times, authors may want selectors to match an element that is
 the descendant of another element in the document tree (e.g., "Match
 those EM elements that are contained by an H1 element").
 <span class="index-def" title="descendant-selectors">descendant
 selectors</span> express such a relationship in a pattern.
-
-<p>A contextual selector matches when an element B is an arbitrary
+A descendant selector matches when an element B is an arbitrary
 descendant of some <a href="conform.html#doctree">ancestor</a> element
 A. A descendant selector is made up of two or more selectors separated
-by white space.
+by <a href="syndata.html#whitespace">whitespace</a>.
 
 <div class="example"><p>
 For example, consider the following rules:</p>
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ The following selector:
 of a DIV element.
 </div>
 
-<p>Descendent selectors may be <a href="#grouping">grouped</a>.
+<p>Descendant selectors may be <a href="#grouping">grouped</a>.
 
 <P>A descendant selector may also contain <a
 href="#attribute-selectors">attribute selectors</a>.
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ are children of BODY:</p>
 <p>A child selector may also contain <a
 href="#attribute-selectors">attribute selectors</a>.
 
-<p>Descendent selectors and child selectors may be combined.  
+<p>Descendant selectors and child selectors may be combined.  
 
 <div class="example"><P>
 For instance: 
@@ -658,7 +656,7 @@ selector. This may change in future versions of CSS.
 title="pseudo-elements:::first-line|:first-line"><a
 name="first-line-pseudo">:first-line</a></span> pseudo-element</h3>
 
-<p>The :first-line pseudo-element is used to apply special styles to
+<p>The :first-line pseudo-element applies special styles to
 the first formatted line of a paragraph. For instance:</p>
 
 <pre class="example">
@@ -882,9 +880,9 @@ element.  Properties set on :first-line are inherited by
 with :before and :after, they apply to the first letter or line of the
 element including the inserted text.
 
-<h3>Pseudo-elements with contextual selectors</h3>
+<h3>Pseudo-elements with descendant selectors</h3>
 
-<p>In a contextual selector, pseudo-elements are only allowed at the
+<p>In a descendant selector, pseudo-elements are only allowed at the
 end of the selector.</p>
 
 <div class="example"><p>
@@ -897,7 +895,7 @@ pseudo-element.</p>
 </pre>
 </div>
 
-<p><em>Pseudo-classes</em>, however, may also be used in contextual
+<p><em>Pseudo-classes</em>, however, may also be used in descendant
 selectors.</p>
 
 <div class="example"><p>
