FYI inputmode is from the mobile community back in the day. It was first introduced in XHTML 1.0 Basic I think. And it was part of Modularization. You can see it at http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-xhtml-basic-20080729/#s_inputmode for example. On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 7:14 AM, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Andry, > > bug filed https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=27229 > > -- > > Regards > > SteveF > HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/> > > On 4 November 2014 12:47, Andry Rendy <master.skywalker.88@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> To the attention of the HTML5 specification authors and whoevere >> interested. >> While tracking a bug in another project (Validator.w3.org/nu) I noticed >> that the attribute "inputmode" has been inserted in the official spec. It >> is listed in the <input> element (a table specifies on which input states >> it applies) and in the <textarea> element lists of allowed attributes. >> However, differently from any other attribute in the spec, it has no prose >> to explain what it is needed for, or what kind of attribute it is >> (enumerated), or its possible values. >> Now spec should state whether @inputmode is actually allowed and in what >> states and functions, or remove it because it is quite a problem for >> authors. >> Thank you in advance. >> > > -- Shane McCarron Managing Director, Applied Testing and Technology, Inc.
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