Advantages of using buttons: 1) Button elements don't need styling, they take their styling from the user's operating system, which they are, I assume, familiar and comfortable with. I won't be reinventing the wheel.
2) Anchor elements don't have a built-in "disabled" mode, buttons do, and again the styling comes directly from the OS and the user is familiar with it. -----Original Message----- From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Chris F.A. Johnson Sent: Tuesday, 24 February 2009 9:56 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] IE and the <button> element On Tue, 24 Feb 2009, John Horner wrote: > Thanks for all the discussion so far. It seems I'll have to re-code. > I will definitely not be using Javascript. It seems entirely logical > to me that there should be such a thing as a button, which can exist > outside a form, which has an HREF attribute or can be wrapped in an > anchor. Why? All you need do is style the anchor element. -- Chris F.A. Johnson, webmaster <http://woodbine-gerrard.com> ========= Do not reply to the From: address; use Reply-To: ======== Author: Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress) ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ******************************************************************* Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. The information contained in this email and any attachment is confidential and may contain legally privileged or copyright material. It is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are not permitted to disseminate, distribute or copy this email or any attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. The ABC does not represent or warrant that this transmission is secure or virus free. Before opening any attachment you should check for viruses. The ABC's liability is limited to resupplying any email and attachments. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
