[thelist] Custom HTML Attributes and W3C

[jsWalter]

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> [mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of James Aylard
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>     All of which raises the question: what is the value of 
> "standards-compliance" if one resorts to techniques that 
> clearly undermine the intent of such standards while perhaps 
> maintaining a paper-thin technical validity? You're really 
> only just tip-toeing past the limitations of the validator.

I agree.

That's one reason I ignore validation failures because of "custom
attributes".

I can't help it if the folks who decided what attributes are supposed to
be there, and then decided that nothing else belongs didn't take into
effect the real world.

I use custom attributes all the time. I have to if I want to get my
client-side interface to work properly.

i.e.: Client-side form field validation
      TEXTAREA limitation settings
      TEXT and TEXTAREA entry status display
      etc.

So, I really don't know, nor can I foresee how ignoring these validation
violations will effect me in future (I image someone here will let me
know), anyway...

Just my 2 cents.

Walter