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On Behalf Of David Dorward
Sent: Wednesday, 15 July 2009 8:23 PM
To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: Re: [WSG] Form question
steve.haffen...@gmail.com wrote:
Can anyone tell me why the HTML specification doe
> > Another related question to ask... Why is putting a hidden input
> > field, as the first child of a form element, disallowed?
> The HTML 4.01 DTD specifies that only block-level elements or script
> elements may appear as the immediate children of the FORM element;
> input elements are inlin
to:li...@webstandardsgroup.org]
On Behalf Of David Dorward
Sent: Wednesday, 15 July 2009 8:23 PM
To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: Re: [WSG] Form question
steve.haffen...@gmail.com wrote:
Can anyone tell me why the HTML specification does not restrict form
elements from appearing outside o
: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: Re: Re: [WSG] Form question
2009/7/15 Mathew Robertson :
>
> Another related question to ask... Why is putting a hidden input
field, as the first child of a form element, disallowed?
>
The HTML 4.01 DTD specifies that only block-level elements or scrip
: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: Re: Re: [WSG] Form question
> > Can anyone tell me why the HTML specification does not restrict form
> > elements from appearing outside of the form tag?
> >
>
> HTML 4.01 section 17.2.1: "The elements used to create controls
> g
: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: Re: Re: [WSG] Form question
Mathew Robertson wrote:
> Another related question to ask... Why is putting a hidden input
field, as
> the first child of a form element, disallowed?
Because it is an %inline element.
The child element(s) of a form must be %b
: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: Re: [WSG] Form question
2009/7/15 :
> Can anyone tell me why the HTML specification does not restrict form
> elements from appearing outside of the form tag?
>
HTML 4.01 section 17.2.1: "The elements used to create controls
generally appear inside
: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: Re: [WSG] Form question
steve.haffen...@gmail.com wrote:
> Can anyone tell me why the HTML specification does not restrict form
> elements from appearing outside of the form tag?
For use in client side scripts IIRC. (HTML 4.01 does have some flaws)
--
Da
y, 15 July 2009 8:02 PM
To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: [WSG] Form question
Hi.
Apologies if I'm bringing up previously dug over ground or if I'm
missing something so utterly obvious that coffee is about to be
spluttered all over your expansive monitors but...
Can anyone tell
2009/7/15 Mathew Robertson :
>
> Another related question to ask... Why is putting a hidden input field, as
> the first child of a form element, disallowed?
>
The HTML 4.01 DTD specifies that only block-level elements or script
elements may appear as the immediate children of the FORM element;
in
Mathew Robertson wrote:
> Another related question to ask... Why is putting a hidden input field, as
> the first child of a form element, disallowed?
Because it is an %inline element.
The child element(s) of a form must be %block.
http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#h-17.3
--
David
> > Can anyone tell me why the HTML specification does not restrict form
> > elements from appearing outside of the form tag?
> >
>
> HTML 4.01 section 17.2.1: "The elements used to create controls
> generally appear inside a FORM element, but may also appear outside of
> a FORM element declaratio
2009/7/15 :
> Can anyone tell me why the HTML specification does not restrict form
> elements from appearing outside of the form tag?
>
HTML 4.01 section 17.2.1: "The elements used to create controls
generally appear inside a FORM element, but may also appear outside of
a FORM element declaration
steve.haffen...@gmail.com wrote:
> Can anyone tell me why the HTML specification does not restrict form
> elements from appearing outside of the form tag?
For use in client side scripts IIRC. (HTML 4.01 does have some flaws)
--
David Dorward
http://dorward.me.uk/
Hi.
Apologies if I'm bringing up previously dug over ground or if I'm missing
something so utterly obvious that coffee is about to be spluttered all over
your expansive monitors but...
Can anyone tell me why the HTML specification does not restrict form
elements from appearing outside of
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