On 29 October 2010 16:56, David Dorward <da...@dorward.me.uk> wrote: > > On 28 Oct 2010, at 17:31, Foskett, Mike wrote: > > Since querying here I've had difficulty validating code with a class on > the html element. > Am I incorrect in the belief that it should actually be valid? > > > The class <http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html#adef-class> > attribute, > in the latest, stable version of HTML is available for All > elements<http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/index/elements.html>but > BASE <http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/links.html#edef-BASE>, > BASEFONT<http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/present/graphics.html#edef-BASEFONT>, > HEAD <http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html#edef-HEAD>, > HTML<http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html#edef-HTML>, > META <http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html#edef-META>, > PARAM<http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/objects.html#edef-PARAM>, > SCRIPT <http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/scripts.html#edef-SCRIPT>, > STYLE <http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/present/styles.html#edef-STYLE>, > TITLE<http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html#edef-TITLE> > > <http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html#edef-TITLE>Source: > http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/index/attributes.html > > That isn't necessarily correct..... or at least, that is only required for "document validation".
Browsers support expando elements (aka, you can bind properties into the DOM object), so adding a "class" attribute is valid... and a browser will CSS-render according to the class attribute, as the spec doesn't say that it shouldn't if being manipulated by the scripting engine. So technically speaking, adding a class to the html element, is perfectly valid. ... whether expando elements need to be spec-validated, after the document has already been parsed, would be a separate discussion... cheers, Mathew Robertson ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
