- From: Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.hunt@iinet.net.au>
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:02:11 +1100
- To: dark.aGes@Gmail.com
- CC: www-validator@w3.org
Dark wrote: > My web page has a search FORM, and i don't hope previous entries > display when user typing, so, I add an attribute autocomplete="off". > > But http://validator.w3.org/check told me This page is not Valid XHTML > 1.0 Transitional! there is no attribute "autocomplete". It is a proprietary attribute designed to control an aspect of the user agent which, as a website author, you have no right to control. Whether or not an application provides autocomplete facilities is none of your business, and it must be up to the user as to whether or not it is enabled. > i know this attibute is only for IE, but it looks firefox works fine too. Even though it is supported in Firefox, like many proprietary elements and attributes, I suspect it is only supported for bugwards compatibility with non-standard sites built specifically to work with IE only. Like all proprietary attributes, it should be avoided. In general, proprietary attributes provide nothing more than can be obtained through the standards, or worse, the attempt to provide features they should not, as in this case. > I want to know: how to fix it in XHTML 1.0, is there any other > attibute? or define it in CSS? No, and nor should there be. Please stop wasting your time with useless extensions. > I really hope my page validates as XHTML 1.0 transitional. Although using a Strict DOCTYPE is better, it is always refreshing to see that authors care about validation! :-) -- Lachlan Hunt http://lachy.id.au/ http://GetFirefox.com/ Rediscover the Web http://SpreadFirefox.com/ Igniting the Web
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