[Bug 6738] New: Invalid cause for error in <textarea>

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=6738

           Summary: Invalid cause for error in <textarea>
           Product: Validator
           Version: HEAD
          Platform: PC
               URL: http://www.dcawebdesign.com/contact.html
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Parser
        AssignedTo: dave.null@w3.org
        ReportedBy: ed@dcawebdesign.com
         QAContact: www-validator-cvs@w3.org


Validator for XHTML Transitional 1.0, for iso-8859-1 is rejecting XHTML script
due to "wrap=" tag within <textarea> statement.  Actual script reads as
follows:

<textarea name="i_MESSAGE" id="i_MESSAGE" onkeypress="return taLimit(event)"
onkeyup="return taBackspace(event)" rows="5" cols="40"
wrap="physical"></textarea><br />

According to O'Reilly's Definitive Guide for HTML/XHTML, 5th edition, page 338,
the "wrap" parameter is a valid tag within the <textarea> and should accept
wrap="off", wrap="physical" and wrap="virtual" as valid parameters.

However, the W3c Validator Error Message reads:

Line 141, Column 143: there is no attribute "wrap".
…pace(event)" rows="5" cols="40" wrap="physical"></textarea><br />

Your clarification on this matter would be appreciated.  Thank you.

Ed DeFinis
ed@dcawebdesign.com


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Received on Thursday, 26 March 2009 16:30:39 UTC