First cut, prefixing exception note.

Author: fantasai

css-2010/Overview.html

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 
    <h1>Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Snapshot 2010</h1>
 
-   <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id=w3c-note-date>W3C Note 2 May 2011</h2>
+   <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id=w3c-note-date>W3C Note 4 May 2011</h2>
 
    <dl>
     <dt>This version:</dt>
-    <!-- <dd><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-css-2010-20110502">http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/ED-css-2010-20110502</a></dd> -->
+    <!-- <dd><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-css-2010-20110504">http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/ED-css-2010-20110504</a></dd> -->
 
     <dd><a
      href="http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css-2010/">http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css-2010/</a>
@@ -373,6 +373,19 @@ <h3 id=experimental><span class=secno>3.3. </span>Experimental
    vendor-prefixed syntax for such features, including those in W3C Working
    Drafts. This avoids incompatibilities with future changes in the draft.
 
+  <p class=note>For legacy reasons, certain experimental CSS properties do
+   not follow this prefixing convention. Three common examples are the
+   &lsquo;<code class=property>word-wrap</code>&rsquo; <a href="#CSS3TEXT"
+   rel=biblioentry>[CSS3TEXT]<!--{{CSS3TEXT}}--></a>, &lsquo;<code
+   class=property>text-overflow</code>&rsquo; <a href="#CSS3UI"
+   rel=biblioentry>[CSS3UI]<!--{{CSS3UI}}--></a>, and &lsquo;<code
+   class=property>ime-mode</code>&rsquo; properties, which were introduced
+   unprefixed by Microsoft Internet Explorer prior to the introduction of the
+   vendor prefixing policy in CSS2.1 and were subsequently implemented
+   unprefixed by other browsers, creating a dependency on the unprefixed
+   names despite the lack of a W3C spec. Any other legacy exceptions should
+   be made in consultation with the CSS Working Group.
+
   <h3 id=testing><span class=secno>3.4. </span>Non-Experimental
    Implementations</h3>
 

css-2010/Overview.src.html

@@ -250,6 +250,16 @@ <h3 id="experimental">Experimental Implementations</h3>
 in the draft.
 </p>
 
+<p class="note">For legacy reasons, certain experimental CSS properties
+do not follow this prefixing convention. Three common examples are the
+'word-wrap' [[CSS3TEXT]], 'text-overflow' [[CSS3UI]], and 'ime-mode'
+properties, which were introduced unprefixed by Microsoft Internet Explorer
+prior to the introduction of the vendor prefixing policy in CSS2.1 and
+were subsequently implemented unprefixed by other browsers, creating a
+dependency on the unprefixed names despite the lack of a W3C spec. Any
+other legacy exceptions should be made in consultation with the CSS
+Working Group.
+ 
 <h3 id="testing">Non-Experimental Implementations</h3>
 
 <p>Once a specification reaches the Candidate Recommendation stage,