[thelist] Validate HTML, Problem with Form

[aardvark]

> From: Emma Jane Hogbin <emmajane at xtrinsic.com>
>
> > Trying to validate: http://brianreaves.com/contact/. Two (2) form
> > items are stopping it from validating. 1) autocomplete="off"
>
> No idea what that's for.

that disables the autocomplete feature in Internet Explorer... you
may have noticed on some forms, the browser pops up suggestions for
what you're typing, just like it does for the address bar...

some users like this, most developers don't...

> > 2) wrap="virtual"
>
> Use CSS instead and set the width property for the text area. e.g.
> <textarea style="width: 100px"></textarea>

he's not doing it to control its size... the wrap attribute controls
how the data in the text box is passed to the server -- as continuous
text, or as each new line in the box getting a newline character...

given that 'virtual' mimics the default behavior, this one is likely
unnecessary to use...

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