[whatwg] [html5] r5399 - [giow] (2) Define option.selected; make <option disabled selected> still get sel [...]

[Simon Pieters]

On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:22:56 +0200, <whatwg at whatwg.org> wrote:

> Author: ianh
> Date: 2010-08-30 11:22:54 -0700 (Mon, 30 Aug 2010)
> New Revision: 5399
>
> Modified:
>    complete.html
>    index
>    source
> Log:
> [giow] (2) Define option.selected; make <option disabled selected> still  
> get selected.
> Fixing http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10106

> Modified: source
> ===================================================================
> --- source	2010-08-30 18:07:53 UTC (rev 5398)
> +++ source	2010-08-30 18:22:54 UTC (rev 5399)
> @@ -48730,10 +48730,7 @@
>   <p>The <dfn title="concept-option-selectedness">selectedness</dfn>
>    of an <code>option</code> element is a boolean state, initially
> -  false. If the element is <span
> -  title="concept-option-disabled">disabled</span>, then the element's
> -  <span title="concept-option-selectedness">selectedness</span> is
> -  always false and cannot be set to true. Except where otherwise
> +  false. Except where otherwise
>    specified, when the element is created, its <span
>    title="concept-option-selectedness">selectedness</span> must be set
>    to true if the element has a <code
> @@ -48754,6 +48751,8 @@
>    title="concept-option-selectedness">selectedness</span> state when
>    using the constructor.</p>
> +  <!-- http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/js/live-dom-viewer/saved/604  
> -->
> +
>    </div>
>   <p>A <code>select</code> element whose <code
> @@ -48784,6 +48783,8 @@
>     <p>Returns true if the element is selected, and false otherwise.</p>
> +    <p>Can be set, to override the current state of the element.</p>
> +
>     </dd>
>    <dt><var title="">option</var> . <code  
> title="dom-option-index">index</code></dt>
> @@ -48847,9 +48848,11 @@
>    to the new value.</p>
>   <p>The <dfn title="dom-option-selected"><code>selected</code></dfn>
> -  IDL attribute must return true if the element's <span
> +  IDL attribute, on getting, must return true if the element's <span
>    title="concept-option-selectedness">selectedness</span> is true, and
> -  false otherwise.</p>
> +  false otherwise. On setting, it must set the element's <span
> +  title="concept-option-selectedness">selectedness</span> to the new
> +  value.</p>
>   <p>The <dfn title="dom-option-index"><code>index</code></dfn> IDL
>    attribute must return the element's <span

Maybe <select required><option value selected disabled>Choose one...  
should be allowed?

The spec allows <select required><option value>Choose one...<option  
selected>Foo. Maybe it should require the label option to be selected by  
default (either implicitly or explicitly) when the select has required?

The spec currently doesn't require there to be any select label option if  
the required attribute is present on select.

-- 
Simon Pieters
Opera Software