- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:58:36 -0400
- To: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>
- CC: www-html-editor@w3.org, vq@w3.org, Renaud Bruyeron <renaud@w3.org>, webreq@w3.org
Dan Connolly wrote: > > Renaud Bruyeron wrote: > > > > Vincent QUINT wrote: > [...] > > > I entered my email address. Then I intended to submit the > > > form and I realized that there is no Submit button. > > > What am I supposed to do? > > > > well, if you press return, the form is submitted =) > > Rendaud, I suggest you don't rely on this behaviour. > I don't think it's part of the HTML 4 specification > (but I can't tell for sure, hence this message). > > > Jose asked me about this, and I added the button to avoid the confusion. > > Good. > > www-html-editor: Is the "hit return in the text > field" behaviour part of the HTML 4 spec? No. > I can't find it in so many words, but it's implied > by this example: > > ================= > http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/interact/forms.html > > DEPRECATED EXAMPLE: > The following ISINDEX declaration: > > <ISINDEX prompt="Enter your search phrase: "> > > could be rewritten with INPUT as follows: > > <FORM action="..." method="post"> > <P>Enter your search phrase: <INPUT type="text"></P> > </FORM> > ================= > By the way... who answers www-html-editor these days? I still do, for now. I'm working on passing the baton to Shane McCarron, but we're not there yet. > Please make sure I get some sort of response within > a working day or two, if only to say "we'll think > about it. Stay tuned to <errata-page> for updates." - Ian -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) Tel/Fax: (212) 684-1814 http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs
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