[whatwg] a few comments to Webforms 2.0 Call For Comments

[Matthew Raymond]

Olav Junker Kjær wrote:
> Just a few small issues:
> 
> If a range is implemented with a slider control, what happens if no 
> initial value is specified?

    Perhaps it should either be zero or the closest value to zero within 
the range.

> What happens if a attribute contains an invalid value? E.g. if 
> pattern="\", does that mean the pattern will never be satisfied, or that 
> the pattern will not be applied?

    I would presume the latter, since it's better to have a patternless 
input than an accidentally disabled one. Besides, the server is still 
supposed to validate the values.

> Should the DOM reflect default values? E.g. if a number-control does not 
>  have the step attribute declared, the default step is 1. Should the DOM 
> property step then return 1 or null?

    I'm no Javascript expert, but I believe there are actually two ways 
of getting an attribute. One if using GetAttribute, and the other is via 
a property of a specific element object. GetAttribute would give you the 
value set in the markup, whereas the object property would have the 
value used by the UA.

> Appendix B
> shouldnt maxlength apply to uri and email ?

    I'm not sure about email. Some addresses can get pretty long. The 
same for URIs.

> shouldnt required apply to checkbox and radio?

    Unquestionably. I've seen numerous web pages that require checkboxes 
and radio buttons.