On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.h...@lachy.id.au> wrote: > On 2011-04-07 00:28, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: >> >> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Lachlan Hunt<lachlan.h...@lachy.id.au> >> wrote: >>> >>> What's wrong with using disabled? >>> >>> <input type="checkbox" disabled> >>> <input type="checkbox" disabled checked> >> >> Disabled elements don't participate in form submission. > > That's true, but if the controls are readonly, then the user can't change > the value and so why does that matter? Could you clarify the use case for > having a readonly checkbox value submitted?
What are the use cases for readonly on <input type=text>? I would imagine the use cases for checkbox isn't very different. / Jonas