- From: Matthew Thomas <mpt@myrealbox.com>
- Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 12:58:06 +1200
On 31 Jul, 2004, at 7:00 AM, Matthew Raymond wrote: > ... > I recommend that, for HTML documents with the W2 doctype, there > should always be a default option selected, regardless if that default > is specified. Therefore, if none of the radio buttons are set, the > first radio button in the group would automatically be set. If WF2 > isn't specified as the doctype, we'll default to HTML 4.01 behavior, > even if WF2 markup is used. The WF2 spec should recommend the use of a > radio button "Not Specified" for a default value if the user does not > wish to select an option. I like that idea. It seems like a good way of getting out of the backward compatibility hole <http://listserver.dreamhost.com/pipermail/whatwg-whatwg.org/2004-June/ 000386.html>. (In general, expecting all controls to have an indeterminate state is unreasonable -- see the second half of <http://listserver.dreamhost.com/pipermail/whatwg-whatwg.org/2004-July/ 001044.html>. If you need to enforce attention that badly, you're better to default to an unacceptable value, e.g. <option>I have not made a choice yet</option>.) -- Matthew Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/
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