- From: Marcel van der Goot <vdgoot@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 16:39:23 -0800
- To: www-html-editor@w3.org
Hi, I don't know whether the HTML spec is still maintained, but I ran into the following problem: Document version: 24 December 1999 specification of HTML 4.01 (http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/) Section: 17.1 Introduction to Forms Problem: The "simple form" example is wrong. While the example is not illegal, it is highly misleading, because when you try it only the value of the radio button is submitted. Considering that a lot can go wrong setting up cgi scripts etc., the beginning user can waste a lot of time before he figures out what the cause is. The cause: the <INPUT> elements have an 'id' attribute, but for form submission (to become a "successful control"), a control must have a 'name' attribute. Presumably that was the author's intention. Sincerely, Marcel van der Goot
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