Annotation of html5/spec-author-view/commands.html, revision 1.542
1.463 mike 1: <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html lang="en-US-x-Hixie"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"><title>4.11.5 Commands — HTML5 (Edition for Web Authors)</title><meta content="width=device-width;" name="viewport"><link href="whatwg.css" rel="stylesheet"><style type="text/css">
1.1 mike 2: pre { margin-left: 2em; white-space: pre-wrap; }
3: h2 { margin: 3em 0 1em 0; }
4: h3 { margin: 2.5em 0 1em 0; }
5: h4 { margin: 2.5em 0 0.75em 0; }
6: h5, h6 { margin: 2.5em 0 1em; }
7: h1 + h2, h1 + h2 + h2 { margin: 0.75em 0 0.75em; }
8: h2 + h3, h3 + h4, h4 + h5, h5 + h6 { margin-top: 0.5em; }
9: p { margin: 1em 0; }
10: hr:not(.top) { display: block; background: none; border: none; padding: 0; margin: 2em 0; height: auto; }
11: dl, dd { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; }
12: dt { margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.25em; clear: left; }
13: dt + dt { margin-top: 0; }
14: dd dt { margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0; }
15: dd p { margin-top: 0; }
16: dd dl + p { margin-top: 1em; }
17: dd table + p { margin-top: 1em; }
18: p + * > li, dd li { margin: 1em 0; }
19: dt, dfn { font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; }
20: dt dfn { font-style: italic; }
21: pre, code { font-size: inherit; font-family: monospace; font-variant: normal; }
22: pre strong { color: black; font: inherit; font-weight: bold; background: yellow; }
23: pre em { font-weight: bolder; font-style: normal; }
24: @media screen { code { color: orangered; } code :link, code :visited { color: inherit; } }
25: var sub { vertical-align: bottom; font-size: smaller; position: relative; top: 0.1em; }
26: table { border-collapse: collapse; border-style: hidden hidden none hidden; }
1.25 mike 27: table thead, table tbody { border-bottom: solid; }
1.1 mike 28: table tbody th:first-child { border-left: solid; }
29: table tbody th { text-align: left; }
30: table td, table th { border-left: solid; border-right: solid; border-bottom: solid thin; vertical-align: top; padding: 0.2em; }
31: blockquote { margin: 0 0 0 2em; border: 0; padding: 0; font-style: italic; }
32:
33: .bad, .bad *:not(.XXX) { color: gray; border-color: gray; background: transparent; }
34: .matrix, .matrix td { border: none; text-align: right; }
35: .matrix { margin-left: 2em; }
36: .dice-example { border-collapse: collapse; border-style: hidden solid solid hidden; border-width: thin; margin-left: 3em; }
37: .dice-example caption { width: 30em; font-size: smaller; font-style: italic; padding: 0.75em 0; text-align: left; }
38: .dice-example td, .dice-example th { border: solid thin; width: 1.35em; height: 1.05em; text-align: center; padding: 0; }
39:
40: .toc dfn, h1 dfn, h2 dfn, h3 dfn, h4 dfn, h5 dfn, h6 dfn { font: inherit; }
41: img.extra { float: right; }
42: pre.idl { border: solid thin; background: #EEEEEE; color: black; padding: 0.5em 1em; }
43: pre.idl :link, pre.idl :visited { color: inherit; background: transparent; }
44: pre.css { border: solid thin; background: #FFFFEE; color: black; padding: 0.5em 1em; }
45: pre.css:first-line { color: #AAAA50; }
1.18 mike 46: dl.domintro { color: green; margin: 2em 0 2em 2em; padding: 0.5em 1em; border: none; background: #DDFFDD; }
1.1 mike 47: hr + dl.domintro, div.impl + dl.domintro { margin-top: 2.5em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; }
48: dl.domintro dt, dl.domintro dt * { color: black; text-decoration: none; }
49: dl.domintro dd { margin: 0.5em 0 1em 2em; padding: 0; }
50: dl.domintro dd p { margin: 0.5em 0; }
51: dl.switch { padding-left: 2em; }
52: dl.switch > dt { text-indent: -1.5em; }
53: dl.switch > dt:before { content: '\21AA'; padding: 0 0.5em 0 0; display: inline-block; width: 1em; text-align: right; line-height: 0.5em; }
54: dl.triple { padding: 0 0 0 1em; }
55: dl.triple dt, dl.triple dd { margin: 0; display: inline }
56: dl.triple dt:after { content: ':'; }
57: dl.triple dd:after { content: '\A'; white-space: pre; }
58: .diff-old { text-decoration: line-through; color: silver; background: transparent; }
59: .diff-chg, .diff-new { text-decoration: underline; color: green; background: transparent; }
60: a .diff-new { border-bottom: 1px blue solid; }
61:
62: h2 { page-break-before: always; }
63: h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { page-break-after: avoid; }
64: h1 + h2, hr + h2.no-toc { page-break-before: auto; }
65:
1.296 mike 66: p > span:not([title=""]):not([class="XXX"]):not([class="impl"]):not([class="note"]),
67: li > span:not([title=""]):not([class="XXX"]):not([class="impl"]):not([class="note"]), { border-bottom: solid #9999CC; }
1.1 mike 68:
69: div.head { margin: 0 0 1em; padding: 1em 0 0 0; }
70: div.head p { margin: 0; }
71: div.head h1 { margin: 0; }
72: div.head .logo { float: right; margin: 0 1em; }
73: div.head .logo img { border: none } /* remove border from top image */
74: div.head dl { margin: 1em 0; }
75: div.head p.copyright, div.head p.alt { font-size: x-small; font-style: oblique; margin: 0; }
76:
77: body > .toc > li { margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; }
78: body > .toc.brief > li { margin-top: 0.35em; margin-bottom: 0.35em; }
79: body > .toc > li > * { margin-bottom: 0.5em; }
80: body > .toc > li > * > li > * { margin-bottom: 0.25em; }
81: .toc, .toc li { list-style: none; }
82:
83: .brief { margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; line-height: 1.1; }
84: .brief li { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
85: .brief li p { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
86:
87: .category-list { margin-top: -0.75em; margin-bottom: 1em; line-height: 1.5; }
88: .category-list::before { content: '\21D2\A0'; font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: 900; }
89: .category-list li { display: inline; }
90: .category-list li:not(:last-child)::after { content: ', '; }
91: .category-list li > span, .category-list li > a { text-transform: lowercase; }
92: .category-list li * { text-transform: none; } /* don't affect <code> nested in <a> */
93:
94: .XXX { color: #E50000; background: white; border: solid red; padding: 0.5em; margin: 1em 0; }
95: .XXX > :first-child { margin-top: 0; }
96: p .XXX { line-height: 3em; }
97: .annotation { border: solid thin black; background: #0C479D; color: white; position: relative; margin: 8px 0 20px 0; }
98: .annotation:before { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 6px -6px -6px 6px; background: #333333; z-index: -1; content: ''; }
99: .annotation :link, .annotation :visited { color: inherit; }
100: .annotation :link:hover, .annotation :visited:hover { background: transparent; }
101: .annotation span { border: none ! important; }
102: .note { color: green; background: transparent; font-family: sans-serif; }
103: .warning { color: red; background: transparent; }
104: .note, .warning { font-weight: bolder; font-style: italic; }
105: p.note, div.note { padding: 0.5em 2em; }
106: span.note { padding: 0 2em; }
107: .note p:first-child, .warning p:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
108: .note p:last-child, .warning p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
109: .warning:before { font-style: normal; }
110: p.note:before { content: 'Note: '; }
111: p.warning:before { content: '\26A0 Warning! '; }
112:
113: .bookkeeping:before { display: block; content: 'Bookkeeping details'; font-weight: bolder; font-style: italic; }
114: .bookkeeping { font-size: 0.8em; margin: 2em 0; }
115: .bookkeeping p { margin: 0.5em 2em; display: list-item; list-style: square; }
1.123 mike 116: .bookkeeping dt { margin: 0.5em 2em 0; }
117: .bookkeeping dd { margin: 0 3em 0.5em; }
1.1 mike 118:
119: h4 { position: relative; z-index: 3; }
120: h4 + .element, h4 + div + .element { margin-top: -2.5em; padding-top: 2em; }
121: .element {
122: background: #EEEEFF;
123: color: black;
124: margin: 0 0 1em 0.15em;
125: padding: 0 1em 0.25em 0.75em;
126: border-left: solid #9999FF 0.25em;
127: position: relative;
128: z-index: 1;
129: }
130: .element:before {
131: position: absolute;
132: z-index: 2;
133: top: 0;
134: left: -1.15em;
135: height: 2em;
136: width: 0.9em;
137: background: #EEEEFF;
138: content: ' ';
139: border-style: none none solid solid;
140: border-color: #9999FF;
141: border-width: 0.25em;
142: }
143:
144: .example { display: block; color: #222222; background: #FCFCFC; border-left: double; margin-left: 2em; padding-left: 1em; }
145: td > .example:only-child { margin: 0 0 0 0.1em; }
146:
147: ul.domTree, ul.domTree ul { padding: 0 0 0 1em; margin: 0; }
148: ul.domTree li { padding: 0; margin: 0; list-style: none; position: relative; }
149: ul.domTree li li { list-style: none; }
150: ul.domTree li:first-child::before { position: absolute; top: 0; height: 0.6em; left: -0.75em; width: 0.5em; border-style: none none solid solid; content: ''; border-width: 0.1em; }
151: ul.domTree li:not(:last-child)::after { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: -0.6em; left: -0.75em; width: 0.5em; border-style: none none solid solid; content: ''; border-width: 0.1em; }
152: ul.domTree span { font-style: italic; font-family: serif; }
153: ul.domTree .t1 code { color: purple; font-weight: bold; }
154: ul.domTree .t2 { font-style: normal; font-family: monospace; }
155: ul.domTree .t2 .name { color: black; font-weight: bold; }
156: ul.domTree .t2 .value { color: blue; font-weight: normal; }
157: ul.domTree .t3 code, .domTree .t4 code, .domTree .t5 code { color: gray; }
158: ul.domTree .t7 code, .domTree .t8 code { color: green; }
159: ul.domTree .t10 code { color: teal; }
160:
1.14 mike 161: body.dfnEnabled dfn { cursor: pointer; }
162: .dfnPanel {
163: display: inline;
164: position: absolute;
165: z-index: 10;
166: height: auto;
167: width: auto;
168: padding: 0.5em 0.75em;
169: font: small sans-serif, Droid Sans Fallback;
170: background: #DDDDDD;
171: color: black;
172: border: outset 0.2em;
173: }
174: .dfnPanel * { margin: 0; padding: 0; font: inherit; text-indent: 0; }
175: .dfnPanel :link, .dfnPanel :visited { color: black; }
176: .dfnPanel p { font-weight: bolder; }
177: .dfnPanel * + p { margin-top: 0.25em; }
178: .dfnPanel li { list-style-position: inside; }
179:
1.1 mike 180: #configUI { position: absolute; z-index: 20; top: 10em; right: 1em; width: 11em; font-size: small; }
181: #configUI p { margin: 0.5em 0; padding: 0.3em; background: #EEEEEE; color: black; border: inset thin; }
182: #configUI p label { display: block; }
183: #configUI #updateUI, #configUI .loginUI { text-align: center; }
184: #configUI input[type=button] { display: block; margin: auto; }
1.112 mike 185:
1.311 mike 186: fieldset { margin: 1em; padding: 0.5em 1em; }
187: fieldset > legend + * { margin-top: 0; }
1.283 mike 188: fieldset > :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
1.311 mike 189: fieldset p { margin: 0.5em 0; }
190:
1.491 mike 191: </style><link href="http://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/TR/W3C-ED" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet"><script src="link-fixup.js" type="text/javascript"></script><style type="text/css">
1.1 mike 192:
193: .applies thead th > * { display: block; }
194: .applies thead code { display: block; }
195: .applies tbody th { whitespace: nowrap; }
196: .applies td { text-align: center; }
197: .applies .yes { background: yellow; }
198:
1.127 mike 199: .matrix, .matrix td { border: hidden; text-align: right; }
1.1 mike 200: .matrix { margin-left: 2em; }
201:
202: .dice-example { border-collapse: collapse; border-style: hidden solid solid hidden; border-width: thin; margin-left: 3em; }
203: .dice-example caption { width: 30em; font-size: smaller; font-style: italic; padding: 0.75em 0; text-align: left; }
204: .dice-example td, .dice-example th { border: solid thin; width: 1.35em; height: 1.05em; text-align: center; padding: 0; }
205:
1.203 mike 206: td.eg { border-width: thin; text-align: center; }
207:
1.1 mike 208: #table-example-1 { border: solid thin; border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: 3em; }
209: #table-example-1 * { font-family: "Essays1743", serif; line-height: 1.01em; }
210: #table-example-1 caption { padding-bottom: 0.5em; }
211: #table-example-1 thead, #table-example-1 tbody { border: none; }
212: #table-example-1 th, #table-example-1 td { border: solid thin; }
213: #table-example-1 th { font-weight: normal; }
214: #table-example-1 td { border-style: none solid; vertical-align: top; }
215: #table-example-1 th { padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; }
216: #table-example-1 tbody tr:first-child td { padding-top: 0.5em; }
217: #table-example-1 tbody tr:last-child td { padding-bottom: 1.5em; }
218: #table-example-1 tbody td:first-child { padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 0; width: 9em; }
219: #table-example-1 tbody td:first-child::after { content: leader(". "); }
220: #table-example-1 tbody td { padding-left: 2em; padding-right: 2em; }
221: #table-example-1 tbody td:first-child + td { width: 10em; }
222: #table-example-1 tbody td:first-child + td ~ td { width: 2.5em; }
223: #table-example-1 tbody td:first-child + td + td + td ~ td { width: 1.25em; }
224:
225: .apple-table-examples { border: none; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 1.5em 0em; width: 40em; margin-left: 3em; }
226: .apple-table-examples * { font-family: "Times", serif; }
227: .apple-table-examples td, .apple-table-examples th { border: none; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
228: .apple-table-examples tbody th:first-child { border-left: none; width: 100%; }
229: .apple-table-examples thead th:first-child ~ th { font-size: smaller; font-weight: bolder; border-bottom: solid 2px; text-align: center; }
230: .apple-table-examples tbody th::after, .apple-table-examples tfoot th::after { content: leader(". ") }
231: .apple-table-examples tbody th, .apple-table-examples tfoot th { font: inherit; text-align: left; }
232: .apple-table-examples td { text-align: right; vertical-align: top; }
233: .apple-table-examples.e1 tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: solid 1px; }
1.9 mike 234: .apple-table-examples.e1 tbody + tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: double 3px; }
235: .apple-table-examples.e2 th[scope=row] { padding-left: 1em; }
236: .apple-table-examples sup { line-height: 0; }
237:
1.12 mike 238: .details-example img { vertical-align: top; }
239:
1.376 mike 240: #base64-table {
241: white-space: nowrap;
242: font-size: 0.6em;
243: column-width: 6em;
244: column-count: 5;
245: column-gap: 1em;
246: -moz-column-width: 6em;
247: -moz-column-count: 5;
248: -moz-column-gap: 1em;
249: -webkit-column-width: 6em;
250: -webkit-column-count: 5;
251: -webkit-column-gap: 1em;
252: }
253: #base64-table thead { display: none; }
254: #base64-table * { border: none; }
255: #base64-table tbody td:first-child:after { content: ':'; }
256: #base64-table tbody td:last-child { text-align: right; }
257:
1.21 mike 258: #named-character-references-table {
1.247 mike 259: white-space: nowrap;
1.21 mike 260: font-size: 0.6em;
1.247 mike 261: column-width: 30em;
1.21 mike 262: column-gap: 1em;
1.247 mike 263: -moz-column-width: 30em;
1.21 mike 264: -moz-column-gap: 1em;
1.247 mike 265: -webkit-column-width: 30em;
1.21 mike 266: -webkit-column-gap: 1em;
267: }
1.247 mike 268: #named-character-references-table > table > tbody > tr > td:first-child + td,
1.21 mike 269: #named-character-references-table > table > tbody > tr > td:last-child { text-align: center; }
270: #named-character-references-table > table > tbody > tr > td:last-child:hover > span { position: absolute; top: auto; left: auto; margin-left: 0.5em; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 5em; border: outset; padding: 0.25em 0.5em; background: white; width: 1.25em; height: auto; text-align: center; }
1.247 mike 271: #named-character-references-table > table > tbody > tr#entity-CounterClockwiseContourIntegral > td:first-child { font-size: 0.5em; }
1.21 mike 272:
1.26 mike 273: .glyph.control { color: red; }
274:
1.29 mike 275: @font-face {
276: font-family: 'Essays1743';
277: src: url('http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/fonts/Essays1743.ttf');
278: }
279: @font-face {
280: font-family: 'Essays1743';
281: font-weight: bold;
282: src: url('http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/fonts/Essays1743-Bold.ttf');
283: }
284: @font-face {
285: font-family: 'Essays1743';
286: font-style: italic;
287: src: url('http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/fonts/Essays1743-Italic.ttf');
288: }
289: @font-face {
290: font-family: 'Essays1743';
291: font-style: italic;
292: font-weight: bold;
293: src: url('http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/fonts/Essays1743-BoldItalic.ttf');
294: }
295:
1.414 mike 296: </style><script type="text/javascript">
1.389 mike 297: function getCookie(name) {
298: var params = location.search.substr(1).split("&");
299: for (var index = 0; index < params.length; index++) {
300: if (params[index] == name)
301: return "1";
302: var data = params[index].split("=");
303: if (data[0] == name)
304: return unescape(data[1]);
305: }
306: var cookies = document.cookie.split("; ");
307: for (var index = 0; index < cookies.length; index++) {
308: var data = cookies[index].split("=");
309: if (data[0] == name)
310: return unescape(data[1]);
311: }
312: return null;
313: }
314: function load(script) {
315: var e = document.createElement('script');
316: e.setAttribute('src', script + '?' + encodeURIComponent(location) + '&' + encodeURIComponent(document.referrer));
317: document.body.appendChild(e);
318: }
319: function init() {
320: if (location.search == '?slow-browser')
321: return;
322: var configUI = document.createElement('div');
323: configUI.id = 'configUI';
324: document.body.appendChild(configUI);
325: if (document.getElementById('head'))
326: load('toc.js');
327: load('dfn.js');
328: if (getCookie('profile') == '1')
329: document.getElementsByTagName('h2')[0].textContent += '; load: ' + (new Date() - loadTimer) + 'ms';
330: fixBrokenLink();
331: }
1.541 mike 332: </script><script src="dfn.js" type="text/javascript"></script><link href="the-menu-element.html" rel="prev" title="4.11.4 The menu element">
1.151 mike 333: <link href="Overview.html#contents" rel="index" title="Table of contents">
1.292 mike 334: <link href="links.html" rel="next" title="4.12 Links">
1.465 mike 335: <body class="split chapter"><div class="head" id="head">
1.458 mike 336: <div aria-haspopup="true" id="jumpIndexA-button" role="button" tabindex="0">jump
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1.15 mike 346: </div>
1.9 mike 347:
1.450 mike 348: <h4 id="commands"><span class="secno">4.11.5 </span>Commands</h4><p>A <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="concept-command" role="button" tabindex="0">command</dfn> is the abstraction
1.402 mike 349: behind menu items, buttons, and links.<p id="facets">Commands are defined to have the following
1.450 mike 350: <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="concept-facet" role="button" tabindex="0">facets</dfn>:<dl><dt><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="command-facet-type" role="button" tabindex="0">Type</dfn></dt>
1.9 mike 351:
352: <dd>The kind of command: "command", meaning it is a normal command;
353: "radio", meaning that triggering the command will, amongst other
1.406 mike 354: things, set the <a href="#command-facet-checkedstate" id="command-facet-checkedstate_2" title="command-facet-CheckedState">Checked
1.9 mike 355: State</a> to true (and probably uncheck some other commands); or
356: "checkbox", meaning that triggering the command will, amongst other
1.406 mike 357: things, toggle the value of the <a href="#command-facet-checkedstate" id="command-facet-checkedstate_3" title="command-facet-CheckedState">Checked State</a>.</dd>
1.9 mike 358:
1.450 mike 359: <dt><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="command-facet-id" role="button" tabindex="0">ID</dfn></dt>
1.9 mike 360:
361: <dd>The name of the command, for referring to the command from the
362: markup or from script. If a command has no ID, it is an
1.444 mike 363: <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="anonymous-command" role="button" tabindex="0">anonymous command</dfn>.</dd>
1.9 mike 364:
1.450 mike 365: <dt><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="command-facet-label" role="button" tabindex="0">Label</dfn></dt>
1.9 mike 366:
367: <dd>The name of the command as seen by the user.</dd>
368:
1.450 mike 369: <dt><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="command-facet-hint" role="button" tabindex="0">Hint</dfn></dt>
1.9 mike 370:
371: <dd>A helpful or descriptive string that can be shown to the
372: user.</dd>
373:
1.450 mike 374: <dt><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="command-facet-icon" role="button" tabindex="0">Icon</dfn></dt>
1.9 mike 375:
1.485 mike 376: <dd>An <a href="urls.html#absolute-url" id="absolute-url_7">absolute URL</a> identifying a graphical image that
1.402 mike 377: represents the action. A command might not have an Icon.</dd>
1.450 mike 378: <dt><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="command-facet-accesskey" role="button" tabindex="0">Access Key</dfn></dt>
1.9 mike 379:
380: <dd>A key combination selected by the user agent that triggers the
381: command. A command might not have an Access Key.</dd>
382:
1.450 mike 383: <dt><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="command-facet-hiddenstate" role="button" tabindex="0">Hidden State</dfn></dt>
1.9 mike 384:
385: <dd>Whether the command is hidden or not (basically, whether it
386: should be shown in menus).</dd>
387:
1.450 mike 388: <dt><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="command-facet-disabledstate" role="button" tabindex="0">Disabled State</dfn></dt>
1.9 mike 389:
390: <dd>Whether the command is relevant and can be triggered or not.</dd>
391:
1.450 mike 392: <dt><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="command-facet-checkedstate" role="button" tabindex="0">Checked State</dfn></dt>
1.9 mike 393:
394: <dd>Whether the command is checked or not.</dd>
395:
1.450 mike 396: <dt><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="command-facet-action" role="button" tabindex="0">Action</dfn></dt>
1.9 mike 397:
398: <dd>The actual effect that triggering the command will have. This
1.415 mike 399: could be a scripted event handler, a <a href="urls.html#url" id="url_16">URL</a> to which to
1.153 mike 400: <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/history.html#navigate" title='Read about this "navigate" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>navigate</a>, or a form submission.</dd>
1.9 mike 401:
402:
1.444 mike 403: </dl><p>These facets are exposed on elements using the <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="command-api" role="button" tabindex="0">command
1.539 mike 404: API</dfn>:<dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">element</var> . <code id="dom-command-ro-commandtype" title="dom-command-ro-commandType"><a href="#dom-command-ro-commandtype">commandType</a></code></dt>
1.9 mike 405:
406: <dd>
407:
1.406 mike 408: <p>Exposes the <a href="#command-facet-type" id="command-facet-type_3" title="command-facet-Type">Type</a> facet of the command.</p>
1.9 mike 409:
410: </dd>
411:
1.539 mike 412: <dt><var title="">element</var> . <code id="dom-id" title="dom-id"><a href="#dom-id">id</a></code></dt>
1.9 mike 413:
414: <dd>
415:
1.406 mike 416: <p>Exposes the <a href="#command-facet-id" id="command-facet-id_0" title="command-facet-ID">ID</a> facet of the command.</p>
1.9 mike 417:
418: </dd>
419:
1.539 mike 420: <dt><var title="">element</var> . <code id="dom-command-ro-label" title="dom-command-ro-label"><a href="#dom-command-ro-label">label</a></code></dt>
1.9 mike 421:
422: <dd>
423:
1.406 mike 424: <p>Exposes the <a href="#command-facet-label" id="command-facet-label_0" title="command-facet-Label">Label</a> facet of the command.</p>
1.9 mike 425:
426: </dd>
427:
1.542 ! mike 428: <dt><var title="">element</var> . <code title="dom-title"><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/elements.html#dom-title" title='Read about this "title" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>title</a></code></dt>
1.11 mike 429:
430: <dd>
431:
1.406 mike 432: <p>Exposes the <a href="#command-facet-hint" id="command-facet-hint_0" title="command-facet-Hint">Hint</a> facet of the command.</p>
1.11 mike 433:
434: </dd>
435:
1.539 mike 436: <dt><var title="">element</var> . <code id="dom-command-ro-icon" title="dom-command-ro-icon"><a href="#dom-command-ro-icon">icon</a></code></dt>
1.11 mike 437:
438: <dd>
439:
1.406 mike 440: <p>Exposes the <a href="#command-facet-icon" id="command-facet-icon_0" title="command-facet-Icon">Icon</a> facet of the command.</p>
1.11 mike 441:
442: </dd>
443:
1.539 mike 444: <dt><var title="">element</var> . <code id="dom-accesskeylabel" title="dom-accessKeyLabel"><a href="#dom-accesskeylabel">accessKeyLabel</a></code></dt>
1.11 mike 445:
446: <dd>
447:
1.406 mike 448: <p>Exposes the <a href="#command-facet-accesskey" id="command-facet-accesskey_0" title="command-facet-AccessKey">Access Key</a> facet of the command.</p>
1.11 mike 449:
450: </dd>
451:
1.539 mike 452: <dt><var title="">element</var> . <code id="dom-hidden" title="dom-hidden"><a href="#dom-hidden">hidden</a></code></dt>
1.11 mike 453:
454: <dd>
455:
1.406 mike 456: <p>Exposes the state of the element's <code title="attr-hidden"><a href="editing.html#the-hidden-attribute" id="hidden_3">hidden</a></code> attribute, which is generally
457: equivalent to the <a href="#command-facet-hiddenstate" id="command-facet-hiddenstate_0" title="command-facet-HiddenState">Hidden
1.541 mike 458: State</a> facet of the command. For <code><a href="the-label-element.html#the-label-element" id="label_21">label</a></code> and
459: <code><a href="the-legend-element.html#the-legend-element" id="legend_6">legend</a></code> elements (used in conjunction with the <code title="attr-accesskey"><a href="editing.html#the-accesskey-attribute" id="accesskey_0">accesskey</a></code> attribute), the <a href="#command-facet-hiddenstate" id="command-facet-hiddenstate_1" title="command-facet-HiddenState">Hidden State</a> facet is
1.193 mike 460: derived from another element (the one that the <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/editing.html#assigned-access-key" title='Read about this "assigned access key" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>assigned
461: access key</a> will trigger), and cannot be directly accessed
462: from the element.</p>
1.11 mike 463:
464: </dd>
465:
1.539 mike 466: <dt><var title="">element</var> . <code id="dom-command-ro-disabled" title="dom-command-ro-disabled"><a href="#dom-command-ro-disabled">disabled</a></code></dt>
1.11 mike 467:
468: <dd>
469:
1.406 mike 470: <p>Exposes the <a href="#command-facet-disabledstate" id="command-facet-disabledstate_0" title="command-facet-DisabledState">Disabled State</a> facet of the command.</p>
1.11 mike 471:
472: </dd>
473:
1.539 mike 474: <dt><var title="">element</var> . <code id="dom-command-ro-checked" title="dom-command-ro-checked"><a href="#dom-command-ro-checked">checked</a></code></dt>
1.11 mike 475:
476: <dd>
477:
1.406 mike 478: <p>Exposes the <a href="#command-facet-checkedstate" id="command-facet-checkedstate_4" title="command-facet-CheckedState">Checked State</a> facet of the command.</p>
1.11 mike 479:
480: </dd>
481:
1.542 ! mike 482: <dt><var title="">element</var> . <code title="dom-click"><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/editing.html#dom-click" title='Read about this "click" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>click</a></code>()</dt>
1.11 mike 483:
484: <dd>
485:
1.406 mike 486: <p>Triggers the <a href="#command-facet-action" id="command-facet-action_0" title="command-facet-Action">Action</a> of the command.</p>
1.11 mike 487:
488: </dd>
489:
490:
1.539 mike 491: </dl><hr><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">document</var> . <code id="dom-document-commands" title="dom-document-commands"><a href="#dom-document-commands">commands</a></code></dt>
1.11 mike 492: <dd>
1.541 mike 493: <p>Returns an <code><a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#htmlcollection" id="htmlcollection_36">HTMLCollection</a></code> of the elements in the
1.450 mike 494: <code><a href="infrastructure.html#document" id="document_69">Document</a></code> that define commands and have IDs.</p>
1.11 mike 495: </dd>
496:
1.406 mike 497: </dl><hr><p>User agents may expose the <a href="#concept-command" id="concept-command_4" title="concept-command">commands</a> whose <a href="#command-facet-hiddenstate" id="command-facet-hiddenstate_2" title="command-facet-HiddenState">Hidden State</a> facet is false
1.11 mike 498: (visible), e.g. in the user agent's menu bar. User agents are
1.406 mike 499: encouraged to do this especially for commands that have <a href="#command-facet-accesskey" id="command-facet-accesskey_1" title="command-facet-AccessKey">Access Keys</a>, as a way to
1.151 mike 500: advertise those keys to the user.
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