- From: Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 06:28:47 -0400 ()
- To: Jordan Reiter <jreiter@mail.slc.edu>
- cc: Scott Matthewman <scottm@danielson.co.uk>, www-html@w3.org
On Wed, 9 Jul 1997, Jordan Reiter wrote: > Why then (as Russell O'Connor has pointed out also) does this new > specification includes the onclick, etc. attributes? The > implications of this are, in my opinion, somewhat more dubious. > Here we are getting into the question of function and behavior, > which I think is (to a certain extent) wrong. We have > simultaneously a documentation which warns against using style > sheets to force paragraphs to render without whitespace in-between > (in order not to confuse users), but allows the use of scripting, > which can completely change the way that a browser works (clicking > on a link might open a new window, or turn the page black). Scripting can be used in ways which work across a wide range of platforms, e.g. for data validation in forms. It can also be used to tune documents to different platforms, and for dynamic effects. Website Designers have a powerful tool in scripting, and one that can easily be misused, but in good hands produces great results. Regards, -- Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org> http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett phone: +44 122 578 2521 (office) +44 385 320 444 (gsm mobile) World Wide Web Consortium (on assignment from HP Labs)
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