Kristof Zelechovski writes: > Unlike in previous versions, the DOM is the skeleton and the > underlying model of the specification.
Yup. But I don't think any more Dom knowledge is needed to read this version. > Even if there are sections that do not reference the DOM explicitly, a > reader that tries to apply them to anything will not probably be able > to draw the right conclusions without a basic knowledge of the DOM. I think that an author wanting to know how to use certain elements to mark up a static document (no scripting) could understand enough of the relevant sections -- for example the rules on when to use which of <strong>, <mark>, <b> or providing alt text for images. Smylers