- From: Nick Kew <nick@webthing.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 22:56:21 +0100 (BST)
- To: <jeff.holt@hotsos.co>
- Cc: <www-validator@w3.org>
On Thu, 22 May 2003, Jukka K. Korpela wrote: > > <a name="1">here</a> > > <a name="1">there</a> > > That's incorrect (since it violates a requirement in the HTML > specification) but valid (since it does not violate anything in the DTD or > in general SGML rules). Indeed, this is the schizophrenic nature of the name attribute, which is a leftover from pre-W3C times. In the above instance, it is serving the role of an ID attribute, and is retained only for back-compatibility. The other - and altogether more appropriate - role of "name", is in Form controls, where duplication of names is entirely legitimate. -- Nick Kew In urgent need of paying work - see http://www.webthing.com/~nick/cv.html
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