-- debussy007 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 01:21 AM -0800): > Not sure I understand, > you say that a doctype() helper will exists, then you talk me about creating > a proposal.
The doctype() helper exists in the incubator. However, we have not refactored any existing helpers to utilize it for purposes of determining how the output should be generated. The proposal I suggest you make, if you want to see such integration, is to outline what helpers need to be refactored to do so, and in it discuss scope and potential imlementation. > 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 !! -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney PHP Developer | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zend - The PHP Company | http://www.zend.com/
