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Re: Embeded label on selects

From: Ben Boyle <benjamins.boyle@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:13:32 +1000
Message-ID: <5f37426b0710220613r6f67b399l16f0322db0d52d2d@mail.gmail.com>
To: "Olivier GENDRIN" <olivier.gendrin@gmail.com>
Cc: "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>

Yes I'd support that and I'll suggest "prompt" or "hint" as possible names.
I'm not sure how it would work with backwards compatibility though.


On 10/22/07, Olivier GENDRIN <olivier.gendrin@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello list !
>
> On some projects, clients ask me to insert inside a select an false
> option that indicates the function of the form element (ex:
> http://surveylink.yahoo.com/wix/p1484643.aspx, item 4 has an option
> 'please select you answer).
>
> When I have to do that in an input@text, I can use @value as default text.
>
> Couldn't we have an new attribute for the select that will be
> displayed if no option is selected ? No idea for her name but
> embededlabel. I'll search a better one.
>
> --
> Olivier G.
> http://www.lespacedunmatin.info/blog/
>
>
Received on Monday, 22 October 2007 13:13:45 GMT

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