[thelist] Workaround for setAttribute bug in IE7?

[Edwin Martin]

Matt Warden wrote:
> Try to make this simple:
>
> Clearly an operation manipulating the DOM:
> input.setAttribute('size', 5);
>
> Clearly an assignment to an object property:
> input.size = 5;
>   
But since all modern browsers bind the properties to the DOM, what is 
the difference?

Here is a list of all bindings:
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-DOM-Level-1/ecma-script-language-binding.html
> Aside from my entire argument, you can do a simple google search to
> see how often this issue trips up developers.
>   
I haven't noticed any problems since IE6.

Edwin Martin