Re: onfocus-onmouseover xhtml

"David Woolley" <david@djwhome.demon.co.uk>
> > anyone aware why onfocus belongs to <a> yet onmouseover is <img>?
>
> onfocus didn't belong to <a> in draft versions of HTML 4.01; it might
have
> been added at the last minute.
>
> onmouseover does belong to <a> in the same draft; it is listed in the
> %events; entity.
>
> onfocus belongs to controls because the Windows concept of focus relates
> to their ability to accept input.

I think this is an odd argument, when Windows Internet Explorer can have
(almost?) any element recieve focus.  You can even add it to the tab order
to obtain keyboard focus by adding a tabindex.  So if the reason was based
on Windows behaviour, it's rather odd conclusion.

Still onmouseover does exist for A, and so does onfocus, you can just use
the A one in all browsers I know of which allow you to use the img one
(and more in fact.)

Jim.

Received on Saturday, 29 June 2002 06:56:53 UTC