Re: event.returnValue

• From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
• Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:40:54 -0700
• To: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>
• CC: www-dom@w3.org
• Message-ID: <4C91CA06.70506@mit.edu>

On 9/16/10 12:01 AM, Anne van Kesteren wrote:
> I don't agree with this sentiment. If a feature (however pointless) is
> needed to get traction as a new web browser it should be defined so that
> the new browser does not have to reverse engineer other browsers.

Agreed.

What's not clear is whether event.returnValue is such a feature.  As 
long as the new browser doesn't implement a true-testing document.all, I 
suspect it would never encounter it at all.

-Boris

Received on Thursday, 16 September 2010 07:41:30 UTC