> The reason for the data:image (a 1x1 clear pix) at the src and not just > src="" or no src are to prevent some older browsers to do a "buggy" > request against "/" (the html document). It could be replaced with a > pix.gif or something.
This is a bit tangential, but I ran into that last week. I actually don't think it's a bug (but I could be misunderstanding), based on the spec. IMG SRC refers to A HREF in terms of what content it accepts (also states that it takes a URI). A HREF refers to URI in terms of what content it accepts. URI states that an empty URI reference refers to the start of the current document (look at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt under Section 4.2 "Same-document references"). So if I'm reading correctly, that's actually the "by design" behavior! Fortunately(or unfortunately, depending on your perspective) I think Safari is the only modern browser that follows it. Thought that was interesting. :) Adam -- To view archived discussions from the original JSMentors Mailman list: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To search via a non-Google archive, visit here: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
