- From: Kristof Zelechovski <giecrilj@stegny.2a.pl>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 20:31:40 +0200
A TEXTAREA is different from an INPUT control in that its value is in its content, therefore it deserves a separate element. I agree the BUTTON element feels extraterrestrial. I suspect Microsoft of inventing it. I would classify it along with MARQUEE, SPACER and BLINK. Chris -----Original Message----- From: whatwg-bounces@lists.whatwg.org [mailto:whatwg-bounces at lists.whatwg.org] On Behalf Of Martin Atkins Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 7:59 PM To: Ian Hickson Cc: WHATWG Subject: Re: [whatwg] The sizes="" attribute for rel=icon Ian Hickson wrote: > >> In general I agree that attributes are not a scarce resource, but if you >> need to add use-specific attributes to a supposedly-generic element I >> think that indicates that the generic element is inappropriate for the >> use-case. > > I disagree. Look at <input>, for instance. > I wouldn't have designed <input> as it is either. It seems arbitrary (and initially, confusing) to me that most form elements share one element but then a random handful have their own custom elements. (I guess you might argue, though, that <textarea> and <button> ought to be <input> types rather than the other way around.)
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