Re: Display

On 4/27/10 10:43 AM, Markus Ernst wrote:
> function showHide(elementId, mode) {
>    var el = document.getElementById(elementId);
>    el.style.display = mode == "show" ? "" : "none";
> }
>
> Anyway, I did not find a specification for this, so I am not sure if this is supposed to work like that in every UA. And for sure, a "default" keyword would be more intuitive.

But the above doesn't set display to "default".  It sets it to "whatever 
it is ignoring inline style", since a set to "" is treated like 
removeProperty.

It's not clear to me how "default" would be defined.  Care to suggest a 
definition?

> Also, I like the idea of a 'defined' keyword to reset the value from the stylesheet.

Not sure what you mean.  Can you give an example?

-Boris