Re: request for new forms submission consensus

David C. Martin (dcmartin@library.ucsf.edu)
Wed, 13 Oct 1993 06:49:34 PDT


Dave_Raggett writes:

> I recommend instead, the SELECT tag as in:
>
> <SELECT NAME="what-to-do">
> <LI>Read A Book
> <LI>Take A Walk
> <LI>Buy A Bagel
> <LI>Watch TV
> </SELECT>
>
> You use <SELECT SEVERAL NAME="what-to-do"> if several selections are
> possible simultaneously.

You could also indicate it by:

<SELECT NAME="what-to-do">
<XC>Read A Book
<XC>Take A Walk
<XC>Buy A Bagel
<XC>Watch TV
</SELECT>

Where <XC> is an exclusive choice. Seems more appropriate, if you're
inclined to that mechanism, since the method of choosing is in the
context of exclusivity is static, not dynamic (e.g. non-selectability).

dcm