[whatwg] Is fieldset interactive?

[Ian Hickson]

On Mon, 3 Apr 2006, Henri Sivonen wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2006, at 09:47, Ian Hickson wrote:
> > On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, Henri Sivonen wrote:
> > > 
> > > Should fieldset count as an interactive element for the purpose of 
> > > nesting rules?
> > 
> > No, since as you say:
> > 
> > > A fieldset in a context where interactive elements are forbidden is 
> > > not allowed to contain any form controls anyway.
> > 
> > ...it would be pretty stupid to disallow <fieldset>'s main use case...
> 
> Oops.  Good point. :-)
> 
> Should fieldset itself only be allowed in contexts where interactive 
> elements are allowed (both so that it does not itself forbid interactive 
> descendants)?

We could, but that seems like excessive complexity.

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