Not the same as <button>. Buttons are easier to style in general, and there's a good reason why it's used instead of <input type="submit" /> or <input type="button />.
Also, <button> can wrap HTML, which is another reason why it's loved among fronted designers. :) On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 6:41 AM, Bruno Rocha <rochacbr...@gmail.com> wrote: > INPUT(_type='button',_value='Click here', _onclick='javascript:alert("button > clicked")') ? > > 2010/12/12 weheh <richard_gor...@verizon.net> >> >> I know this has come up before, but I found myself wondering why >> web2py doesn't have a BUTTON helper? Sure seems like it would be >> useful, backwards compatible and consistent. > > > -- > > Bruno Rocha > http://about.me/rochacbruno/bio > -- Branko Vukelić bg.bra...@gmail.com stu...@brankovukelic.com Check out my blog: http://www.brankovukelic.com/ Check out my portfolio: http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxbunny/ Registered Linux user #438078 (http://counter.li.org/) I hang out on identi.ca: http://identi.ca/foxbunny Gimp Brushmakers Guild http://bit.ly/gbg-group