[whatwg] Idea: pseudo-classes :valid and :invalid for whole form?

On Wed, 11 Jan 2012, Mounir Lamouri wrote:
> On 01/11/2012 01:05 AM, Ian Hickson wrote:
> > On Tue, 14 Jun 2011, Rafa?~B Mi?~Becki wrote:
> > > 
> > > We already have required attribute and :valid plus :invalid classes, 
> > > which are nice. However some may want to display additional warning 
> > > when form wasn't filled correctly. Just some single warning, not 
> > > specific field-related. Could you consider adding form element class 
> > > for such a purpose?
> > > 
> > > Example:
> > > <p id="err">You've to fill all required fields</p>
> > > form:invalid #err {
> > > display: block;
> > > }
> > 
> > On Wed, 15 Jun 2011, Boris Zbarsky wrote:
> > > 
> > > Yep.  I think we should do it.
> > 
> > I've added this to the spec.
> 
> Wouldn't be interesting to have the same thing for <fieldset>?

Are there sites that indicate validity of sections of the form in this way?

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