Well of course we all know that every browser follows the w3 recommendations rigidly and without compromise, so let me put this another way:
Knowing that some browsers suck more than others (*cough* IE *cough*), is there less risk in the browser misinterpreting non-style information in an attribute it normally uses for styles or data in extra attributes that it doesn't know or care about? Klaus Hartl wrote: > > Daemach schrieb: >> -- If I add metadata to a "class" attribute, I risk messing with CSS - >> classes are for styles. > > That is a common misunderstanding. Consider the HTML spec: > > "The class attribute has several roles in HTML: > > * As a style sheet selector (when an author wishes to assign style > information to a set of elements). > * For general purpose processing by user agents." > > http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#h-7.5.2 > > > > -- Klaus > > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Of-extendos%2C-metadata-and-valid-XHMTL---Is-it-ok-to-add-attributes-to-elements--tf3337204.html#a9291397 Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
