On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Evert Van dansen <evertvandan...@ymail.com> wrote: > I am sorry, perhaps I misunderstand, but I do not see what the advantage is > over using "regular" hooks (like id) in this case? Surely adding the > name-attribute must have been a decision based on something specific?
Oh, the reason was likely that it was already widely supported, despite not being mentioned in HTML4. -- http://annevankesteren.nl/