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-rw-r--r--spec.txt30
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/CommonMark.dtd b/CommonMark.dtd
index 9e8aeda..17aa83e 100644
--- a/CommonMark.dtd
+++ b/CommonMark.dtd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<!-- DTD for CommonMark xml export format -->
<!ENTITY % block
- 'block_quote|list|code_block|html|paragraph|heading|hrule'>
+ 'block_quote|list|code_block|html|paragraph|heading|thematic_break'>
<!ENTITY % inline
'text|softbreak|linebreak|code|inline_html|emph|strong|link|image'>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
<!ATTLIST heading
level (1|2|3|4|5|6) #REQUIRED>
-<!ELEMENT hrule EMPTY>
+<!ELEMENT thematic_break EMPTY>
<!-- inline elements -->
diff --git a/spec.txt b/spec.txt
index 5948493..a1eba2c 100644
--- a/spec.txt
+++ b/spec.txt
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ questions it does not answer:
10. item 2a
```
-6. Is this one list with a horizontal rule in its second item,
- or two lists separated by a horizontal rule?
+6. Is this one list with a thematic break in its second item,
+ or two lists separated by a thematic break?
``` markdown
* a
@@ -367,12 +367,12 @@ which cannot.
This section describes the different kinds of leaf block that make up a
Markdown document.
-## Horizontal rules
+## Thematic breaks
A line consisting of 0-3 spaces of indentation, followed by a sequence
of three or more matching `-`, `_`, or `*` characters, each followed
optionally by any number of spaces, forms a
-[horizontal rule](@horizontal-rule).
+[thematic break](@thematic-break).
.
***
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ a------
.
It is required that all of the [non-whitespace character]s be the same.
-So, this is not a horizontal rule:
+So, this is not a thematic break:
.
*-*
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ So, this is not a horizontal rule:
<p><em>-</em></p>
.
-Horizontal rules do not need blank lines before or after:
+Thematic breaks do not need blank lines before or after:
.
- foo
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ Horizontal rules do not need blank lines before or after:
</ul>
.
-Horizontal rules can interrupt a paragraph:
+Thematic breaks can interrupt a paragraph:
.
Foo
@@ -527,10 +527,10 @@ bar
.
If a line of dashes that meets the above conditions for being a
-horizontal rule could also be interpreted as the underline of a [setext
+thematic break could also be interpreted as the underline of a [setext
heading], the interpretation as a
[setext heading] takes precedence. Thus, for example,
-this is a setext heading, not a paragraph followed by a horizontal rule:
+this is a setext heading, not a paragraph followed by a thematic break:
.
Foo
@@ -541,8 +541,8 @@ bar
<p>bar</p>
.
-When both a horizontal rule and a list item are possible
-interpretations of a line, the horizontal rule takes precedence:
+When both a thematic break and a list item are possible
+interpretations of a line, the thematic break takes precedence:
.
* Foo
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ interpretations of a line, the horizontal rule takes precedence:
</ul>
.
-If you want a horizontal rule in a list item, use a different bullet:
+If you want a thematic break in a list item, use a different bullet:
.
- Foo
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ underline]. The line of text must be
one that, were it not followed by the setext heading underline,
would be interpreted as part of a paragraph: it cannot be
interpretable as a [code fence], [ATX heading][ATX headings],
-[block quote][block quotes], [horizontal rule][horizontal rules],
+[block quote][block quotes], [thematic break][thematic breaks],
[list item][list items], or [HTML block][HTML blocks].
A [setext heading underline](@setext-heading-underline) is a sequence of
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ Setext headings cannot be empty:
Setext heading text lines must not be interpretable as block
constructs other than paragraphs. So, the line of dashes
-in these examples gets interpreted as a horizontal rule:
+in these examples gets interpreted as a thematic break:
.
---
@@ -2548,7 +2548,7 @@ Foo
.
However, it can directly follow other block elements, such as headings
-and horizontal rules, and it need not be followed by a blank line.
+and thematic breaks, and it need not be followed by a blank line.
.
# [Foo]