> see it fixed in the official version, but should I stop
> holding my breath?
The most reliable way of achieving this is to submit a well designed
patch.
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Hi,
A while ago we exchanged a couple of mails about Lynx not
respecting value="" in checkbox inputs. I would like to
see it fixed in the official version, but should I stop
holding my breath?
Janne
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> so the issue isn't the state that the checkbox *starts out* in? [turned on or
> off]? That's what it seemed like from the original message.
>
No, that is taken care by the 'checked' attribute. Value attribute in
this case specifies only the value to be submitted back to the server
if the chec
On Tue, 2 May 2000, Klaus Weide wrote:
>Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 17:18:14 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Klaus Weide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: lynx-dev checkbox with empty value
>
>On Tue, 2 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] w
> Have you tested this?
>
> > [patch deleted]
I only tested it with Lynx 2.8.1rel.2 with the forms I am using.
As this was the first time I looked at the sources, I wouldn't
trust the patch too much.
>
> I would be more careful, and do this change only for the "checkbox" and
> "radio" case.
On Tue, 2 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Tue, 2 May 2000, Klaus Weide wrote:
> >Neither could I; so value="" should be treated as any
> >other value.
>
> empty meaning OFF makes far more sense than empty meaning ON. The default
> state is off, until you turn it on.
We're not talking abo
On Tue, 2 May 2000, Klaus Weide wrote:
>Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 16:24:20 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Klaus Weide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: lynx-dev checkbox with empty value
>
>On Tue, 2 May 100, Janne Peltonen wro
On Tue, 2 May 100, Janne Peltonen wrote:
> It seems that Lynx handles checkbox type inputs with an empty ("")
> value attribute as if the value was not given at all. When such a
> checked checkbox is submitted, Lynx sends the string "on" rather than
> an empty string. Netscape and IE don't replac
