- From: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:17:08 -0700
On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:20:59 -0700, Jonas Sicking <jonas at sicking.cc> wrote: > Ah, well, then it definitely seems like we should get rid of this > feature. The harm is definitely there in that it's adding a feature > without solving any problem. > > For what it's worth, I'm not even convinced there is a problem. The > website can always let the <select> be submitted and ignore it on the > server if it contains a empty value, and then make the first <option> > in the <select> look something like <option value="">You can select a > prefilled value here</option> If we are removing the <select> fallback feature we should also change the way you find <option> elements for a <datalist> element I think. That should be aligned with <select>: A child element search rather than a descendant element search. -- Anne van Kesteren http://annevankesteren.nl/
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