[whatwg] Can we make checkboxes readonly?

[Tab Atkins Jr.]

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.hunt at lachy.id.au> wrote:
> On 2011-04-06 22:45, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:
>>
>> Currently, the spec disallows checkboxes from being made readonly.  Is
>> there some good reason for this?  If not, can we change it?
>> Checkboxes being readonly would be useful for the same reasons that
>> text inputs being readonly is.
>
> What's wrong with using disabled?
>
> <input type="checkbox" disabled>
> <input type="checkbox" disabled checked>

Disabled elements don't participate in form submission.

~TJ