Comments on: Rediscovering the button element http://yelotofu.com/2007/11/rediscovering-the-button-element/ "In building standards compliant sites we are creating a better Web for the future." Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:53:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: caphun http://yelotofu.com/2007/11/rediscovering-the-button-element/comment-page-1/#comment-910 caphun Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:46:44 +0000 http://yelotofu.com/2007/11/rediscovering-the-button-element/#comment-910 Thanks for the insightful comment. I did not consider backend implications of the <code>button</code> element whilst writing this post. I would say however that it's never a good idea to use the value of a <code>button</code> or <code>input</code> element for parsing, so the <code>hidden</code> element solution is equally valid when using an <code>input</code> element as a button. As for the IE6 issue with multiple submit buttons I can only say that IE6 is crap and Microsoft know it! Love your new site btw. :) Thanks for the insightful comment. I did not consider backend implications of the button element whilst writing this post.

I would say however that it’s never a good idea to use the value of a button or input element for parsing, so the hidden element solution is equally valid when using an input element as a button.

As for the IE6 issue with multiple submit buttons I can only say that IE6 is crap and Microsoft know it!

Love your new site btw. :)

]]> By: Huy Dinh http://yelotofu.com/2007/11/rediscovering-the-button-element/comment-page-1/#comment-879 Huy Dinh Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:11:22 +0000 http://yelotofu.com/2007/11/rediscovering-the-button-element/#comment-879 The button element is great, it is fantastic with javascript. It doesn't quite work in a form though, because Internet Explorer chooses not to follow specification and send the button's inner HTML instead of it's value... which is a bit annoying. My solution to make it work in forms is not to have it send anything, put the information to be sent into hidden input field. That doesn't solve the problem if you wanted conditional submit buttons though. So if you want multiple submit buttons with different values, you'd have to stick with input buttons. The button element is great, it is fantastic with javascript. It doesn’t quite work in a form though, because Internet Explorer chooses not to follow specification and send the button’s inner HTML instead of it’s value… which is a bit annoying.

My solution to make it work in forms is not to have it send anything, put the information to be sent into hidden input field. That doesn’t solve the problem if you wanted conditional submit buttons though. So if you want multiple submit buttons with different values, you’d have to stick with input buttons.

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