[thelist] XHTML/ASP <option disabled="disabled">

Chris Heilmann lists at onlinetools.org
Wed Feb 2 10:54:58 CST 2005


> Maybe I'm missing something here:
>
> <option  disabled="disabled" >Red Fox </option>
>

> Usually when you "disable" something it is grayed out. However, when I do
> this XHTML page the "Red Fox" option is still black as night. Am I
> supposed
> to see a visual change when you disable an option in XHTML? Or... How
> enable
> some form of visual change? text color or something?

A disabled option is one that is not available in a select statement.
While option allows for disabled, the specs state it is not making sense:
  disabled    (disabled)     #IMPLIED  -- unavailable in this context --

http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/interact/forms.html#h-17.6



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