w3c / w3c/editing

<div> in <dl>

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Description

See https://github.com/whatwg/html/commit/5454d702e0262749aba55576dda32c48e0e498f0

As far as editing goes, I suppose https://w3c.github.io/editing/execCommand.html is what is affected (e.g. "allowed child").

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked WHATWG HTML commit, then inspect the affected execCommand.html section, including its "allowed child" wording. Determine what behavior or specification text the issue identifies for

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; the work is done when the affected editing specification is updated consistently with the referenced change.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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