Handler for event target is executed during the capture phase

The DOM 2 event spec requires that the capture phase event handlers should only be activated on ancestors of the event target, and not the event target itself. Mozilla and Safari break this rule in different ways, and fire it on the event target as well.

Test page Workaround is included
Reported by: TarquinWJ.

Mozilla, Safari | Reported on 13 June 2005.

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