Comments on: button versus input[type="submit"] in IE and beyond http://ajaxian.com/archives/button-versus-inputtypesubmit-in-ie-and-beyond Cleaning up the web with Ajax Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:55:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: MattQuinlan http://ajaxian.com/archives/button-versus-inputtypesubmit-in-ie-and-beyond/comment-page-1#comment-266693 MattQuinlan Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:37:41 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4065#comment-266693 @hellweaver666 Amen brotha! @hellweaver666

Amen brotha!

]]> By: newz2000 http://ajaxian.com/archives/button-versus-inputtypesubmit-in-ie-and-beyond/comment-page-1#comment-266628 newz2000 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:54:00 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4065#comment-266628 The full power of the button tag is out of reach for now, but there is benefit to using them - its easier to style them for one. Plus, you can easily put images on the buttons if you so desire. The full power of the button tag is out of reach for now, but there is benefit to using them – its easier to style them for one. Plus, you can easily put images on the buttons if you so desire.

]]> By: Jerome http://ajaxian.com/archives/button-versus-inputtypesubmit-in-ie-and-beyond/comment-page-1#comment-266596 Jerome Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:36:43 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4065#comment-266596 I like cake! I like cake!

]]> By: jmneter http://ajaxian.com/archives/button-versus-inputtypesubmit-in-ie-and-beyond/comment-page-1#comment-266591 jmneter Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:41:17 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4065#comment-266591 I don't what is yourself's idea! I don’t what is yourself’s idea!

]]> By: dhtmlkitchen http://ajaxian.com/archives/button-versus-inputtypesubmit-in-ie-and-beyond/comment-page-1#comment-266585 dhtmlkitchen Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:27:44 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4065#comment-266585 It is absolutely not fixed in IE8. - http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/MSIE7Bugs/dynamically-updating-button-value.html - Nor is disabled . http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/MSIE7Bugs/OptionDisabledSupport.html In IE, an option with disabled attribute is treated as a successful form control. This is a violation of HTML 4.1 <blockquote>Controls that are disabled cannot be successful.</blockquote> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#h-17.13.2 - Blog entries are nice for getting attention (and ad revenue), but are not centralized. The MSIE project serves as a centralized compendium of bugs for MSIE 8. It is a free publicly alternative to the Microsoft "closed by design" Connect site. - Clean bug reports are greatly appreciated. Please see the guidelines: http://code.google.com/p/msie/wiki/Guidelines It is absolutely not fixed in IE8.
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http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/MSIE7Bugs/dynamically-updating-button-value.html
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Nor is disabled .
http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/MSIE7Bugs/OptionDisabledSupport.html

In IE, an option with disabled attribute is treated as a successful form control. This is a violation of HTML 4.1

Controls that are disabled cannot be successful.

http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#h-17.13.2
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Blog entries are nice for getting attention (and ad revenue), but are not centralized. The MSIE project serves as a centralized compendium of bugs for MSIE 8. It is a free publicly alternative to the Microsoft “closed by design” Connect site.
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Clean bug reports are greatly appreciated. Please see the guidelines:
http://code.google.com/p/msie/wiki/Guidelines

]]> By: Jon Hartmann http://ajaxian.com/archives/button-versus-inputtypesubmit-in-ie-and-beyond/comment-page-1#comment-266584 Jon Hartmann Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:02:57 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4065#comment-266584 Man, I really hope IE 8 is a issued as a critical update. The web practically NEEDS the button element. Leave it to IE to be years behind everyone in basic HTML compliance. Man, I really hope IE 8 is a issued as a critical update. The web practically NEEDS the button element. Leave it to IE to be years behind everyone in basic HTML compliance.

]]> By: Diodeus http://ajaxian.com/archives/button-versus-inputtypesubmit-in-ie-and-beyond/comment-page-1#comment-266570 Diodeus Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:24:20 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4065#comment-266570 Or...forget about allowing the form to handle the delete processing completely. Use: type=button onclick='deleteMe(1122)' and do it with an Ajax call. After all, this is Ajaxian. Or…forget about allowing the form to handle the delete processing completely. Use: type=button onclick=’deleteMe(1122)’ and do it with an Ajax call. After all, this is Ajaxian.

]]> By: hellweaver666 http://ajaxian.com/archives/button-versus-inputtypesubmit-in-ie-and-beyond/comment-page-1#comment-266566 hellweaver666 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:11:37 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=4065#comment-266566 <blockquote cite="Dion Almaer">...so as soon as everyone on IE upgrades to IE 8 we will be fine ;)</blockquote> So... errrm, that'll be 2018 then?

…so as soon as everyone on IE upgrades to IE 8 we will be fine ;)

So… errrm, that’ll be 2018 then?

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