Re: HTML <fieldset> rendering

On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Marat Tanalin <mtanalin@yandex.ru> wrote:
> 17.01.2014, 20:49, "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>:
>>>  As long as `appearance: none` removes any special styling and makes styles to apply consistently across browsers, the issue _is_ resolved.
>>
>> No, it's not, because "appearance:none" isn't applied to the elements
>> by default, nor can it ever be.  The default styling still needs to be
>> explained somehow.
>
> Considering current inconsistency of nondefault FIELDSET/LEGEND styling across browsers, it would probably be enough to say in the spec something like this:
>
>     "How to apply author styles to elements which
>      by default have special styling (like FIELDSET
>      or LEGEND) is up to specific implementations
>      and is not regulated by this specification.
>      If author wants to achieve consistent results
>      across different implementations, he should
>      first remove the element's special styling
>      by using `appearance: none`."

No, as I and roc have said, that's not sufficient.

~TJ

Received on Friday, 17 January 2014 19:01:19 UTC