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Re: MSIE5 better but still buggy (was: Re: Why MSIE sucks for the HTML writer)
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lugnet.admin.general
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Mon, 20 Mar 2000 20:16:46 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> Thus, it appears that Netscape _went against_ the HTML 2.0 spec when it
> implemented the <SELECT> tag, and that Microsoft _adhered_ to the HTML 2.0
> spec when it implemented the <SELECT> tag. We could say then that it's
> actually the spec itself which is broken, since it provides no way to
> guarantee that a multiple-select list box comes up with exactly zero items
> preselected. To its credit, in violating the HTML 2.0 spec, Netscape made
> the <SELECT> tag work better than it was intended to. It is unfortunate
> (IMHO) that Microsoft did not also violate the spec.
Ok, just so I understand this, you're saying that MS, a company that is almost
universally condemned for _not_ adhering to standards, should have done what
others (and maybe you) have screamed about all along - that is violate those
standards? :)
Ever heard the phrase _____ if they do, _____ if they don't?
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