[Bug 6439] New: <area> should stringify href (like <a>)

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• Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:21:25 +0000
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http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=6439

           Summary: <area> should stringify href (like <a>)
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Spec bugs
        AssignedTo: dave.null@w3.org
        ReportedBy: simonp@opera.com
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: ian@hixie.ch, mike@w3.org, public-html@w3.org


IE8, Firefox and Opera stringify <area> to its href (like <a>). WebKit doesn't,
it seems. I'd suggest the spec align with the majority.

javascript:alert(document.createElement('area'))


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Received on Thursday, 15 January 2009 12:21:35 UTC