Hello Matthew, Not sure I understand, you say that a doctype() helper will exists, then you talk me about creating a proposal.
Matthew Weier O'Phinney-3 wrote: > > -- debussy007 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > (on Monday, 10 December 2007, 08:53 AM -0800): >> An example would be the view helper: >> >> >> [...] >> formButton($name, $value, $attribs): Creates an <input type="button" /> >> element. >> formCheckbox($name, $value, $attribs, $options): Creates an <input >> type="checkbox" /> element. >> formFile($name, $value, $attribs): Creates an <input type="file" /> >> element. >> [...] >> >> >> In HTML the <input> tag has no end tag. > > What you're suggesting is having the view helpers render differently > based on doctype. > > This may be a possibility now that the new doctype() helper has been > added to the incubator; if called prior to any other helpers, it could > be used to hint how rendering should proceed. > > If you would like to spearhead such an effort, please create a proposal > in the wiki. :-) > > BTW, to my knowledge, closing elements are *optional* for HTML 4.0.1 -- > i.e., both: > > <input type="button" /> > > and > > <input type="button"> > > are valid syntax. > > >> Darby Felton wrote: >> > >> > What I glean from this is a fine suggestion: being flexible on the >> > markup (or, view) used by parts of the Zend Framework that perform such >> > output. >> > >> > Perhaps you can enumerate particular places with which you're having >> > trouble, so that we can document them (e.g., in JIRA)? >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > Best regards, >> > Darby >> > >> > debussy007 wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> I have noticed that any function that generates markup, >> >> will generate XHTML markup. >> >> >> >> So for any of us that use a HTML 4.01 Doctype, >> >> this will lead to invalid Html pages. >> >> >> >> Here are some reasons for one to use HTML 4.01 : >> >> >> >> http://webkit.org/blog/?p=68 >> >> http://hixie.ch/advocacy/xhtml >> >> http://www.webdevout.net/articles/beware-of-xhtml#conclusion >> >> >> >> Also a lot of good css or javascript coders recommend 4.01 Doctype. >> >> E.g. just ask in the css irc-channel. >> >> >> >> Not saying that the html 4.01 doctype is the Doctype to use, >> >> but would it be possible to take this point in cosideration in the ZF >> for >> >> the one of us who choosed an HTML Doctype rather than XHTML ? >> >> >> >> By for example adding some static method that would let one choose the >> >> markup Xhtml / Html ? >> >> >> >> Thank you for any response !! >> > >> > >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/Suggestion-for-ZF---Markup-generation-tp14234398s16154p14256723.html >> Sent from the Zend Framework mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > > -- > Matthew Weier O'Phinney > PHP Developer | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Zend - The PHP Company | http://www.zend.com/ > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Suggestion-for-ZF---Markup-generation-tp14234398s16154p14270462.html Sent from the Zend Framework mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
