> > is selected="selected" so bad? > > Bad, I don't know, but for the least, useless and stupid.
It's neither useless nor stupid. "Boolean" attributes in HTML aren't consistent with how HTML attributes are written - as name-value pairs. Consistency has an obvious value. > If one needs to use XML, fine, but so far, all browsers are > able to read HTML, so I don't see why I should bother make my > HTML look like XML when I don't need. XHTML provides several advantages over HTML, such as a clearer separation between formatting and content. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get involved in the latest ColdFusion discussions, product development sharing, and articles on the Adobe Labs wiki. http://labs/adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ColdFusion_8 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:286843 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
