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	The progress element: wording issues with steps by Stephen Baker-6 :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Some parts of this message have been removed. Learn more about Nabble's security policy. “If the max attribute is omitted, and the value is omitted, and the results of parsing the textContent was nothing, then the progress bar is an indeterminate progress bar. Abort these steps.” Mixes tense, should be: “If the max attribute is omitted, and the value is omitted, and the results of parsing the textContent are nothing, then the progress bar is an indeterminate progress bar. Abort these steps.” Stephen E. Baker Application Architect ERMS Corporation Phone: 905-829-8216 x. 248 2916 South Sheridan Way, Suite 200 Oakville, ON, L6J 7J8 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. Unless otherwise stated, opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the author and are not endorsed by the author's employer. Le présent message, ainsi que tout fichier qui y est joint, est envoyé à l'intention exclusive de son ou de ses destinataires; il est de nature confidentielle et peut constituer une information privilégiée. Nous avertissons toute personne autre que le destinataire prévu que tout examen, réacheminement, impression, copie, distribution ou autre utilisation de ce message et de tout fichier qui y est joint est strictement interdit. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire prévu, veuillez en aviser immédiatement l'expéditeur par retour de courriel et supprimer ce message et tout document joint de votre système. Sauf indication contraire, les opinions exprimées dans le présent message sont celles de lauteur et ne sont pas avalisées par lemployeur de lauteur.
	Re: The progress element: wording issues with steps by Ian Hickson :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 1 Sep 2009, Stephen Baker wrote: > > "If the max attribute is omitted, and the value is omitted, and the > results of parsing the textContent was nothing, then the progress bar is > an indeterminate progress bar. Abort these steps." > > Mixes tense, should be: > > "If the max attribute is omitted, and the value is omitted, and the > results of parsing the textContent are nothing, then the progress bar is > an indeterminate progress bar. Abort these steps." This is intentional -- the parsing occurs before the steps begin, and so that steps is referring to the results of that earlier parsing. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
	Re: The progress element: wording issues with steps by T.J. Crowder :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message <nit> "....results of parsing the textContent was nothing..." either "result" or "were nothing" but not "results...was nothing" </nit> -- T.J. 2009/9/4 Ian Hickson <ian@...> On Tue, 1 Sep 2009, Stephen Baker wrote: > > "If the max attribute is omitted, and the value is omitted, and the > results of parsing the textContent was nothing, then the progress bar is > an indeterminate progress bar. Abort these steps." > > Mixes tense, should be: > > "If the max attribute is omitted, and the value is omitted, and the > results of parsing the textContent are nothing, then the progress bar is > an indeterminate progress bar. Abort these steps." This is intentional -- the parsing occurs before the steps begin, and so that steps is referring to the results of that earlier parsing. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
	Re: The progress element: wording issues with steps by Ian Hickson :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Fri, 4 Sep 2009, T.J. Crowder wrote: > > <nit> > "....results of parsing the textContent was nothing..." either "result" or > "were nothing" but not "results...was nothing" > </nit> Fixed, thanks. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'