I think there is no risk! classes are ours to use (or abuse)... no sane (not even IE) browser would co-opt classes from the masses!
On 3/3/07, Daemach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well of course we all know that every browser follows the w3 recommendations > rigidly and without compromise, so let me put this another way: > > Knowing that some browsers suck more than others (*cough* IE *cough*), is > there less risk in the browser misinterpreting non-style information in an > attribute it normally uses for styles or data in extra attributes that it > doesn't know or care about? > > > > Klaus Hartl wrote: > > > > Daemach schrieb: > >> -- If I add metadata to a "class" attribute, I risk messing with CSS - > >> classes are for styles. > > > > That is a common misunderstanding. Consider the HTML spec: > > > > "The class attribute has several roles in HTML: > > > > * As a style sheet selector (when an author wishes to assign style > > information to a set of elements). > > * For general purpose processing by user agents." > > > > http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#h-7.5.2 > > > > > > > > -- Klaus > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > jQuery mailing list > > discuss@jquery.com > > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Of-extendos%2C-metadata-and-valid-XHMTL---Is-it-ok-to-add-attributes-to-elements--tf3337204.html#a9291397 > Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > -- Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ - יעקב ʝǡǩȩ ᎫᎪᏦᎬ _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
