- From: Mike Wilcox <mike@mikewilcox.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:26:23 -0500
On Aug 15, 2010, at 6:26 PM, Jonas Sicking wrote: > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Mike Wilcox <mike at mikewilcox.net> wrote: >> innerText is one of those things IE got right, just like innerHTML. Let's please consider making that a standard instead of removing it. Also, please don't make the mistake of thinking it is the same thing as textContent. Think of textContent as pre-formatted text, and innerText as plain text. IE even correctly handles a span with display:block; and adds a line break. > > Whoa! That was new information to me. Does webkit also take CSS > information into account? Yes > What happens with elements that have > white-space:pre? It maintains the formatting. > What about display:none? Does not show. Safari and IE look to handle everything consistently. > > Is this really a feature that has interoperability? Between what? Mike
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