11028 2010-10-13 16:46:30 +0000 please allow true/false (or some way to have a value but switch the attribute off). this has always been annoying. 2011-08-04 05:14:06 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG LC1 HTML5 spec unspecified Other other RESOLVED WONTFIX http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#boolean-attributes P3 normal --- 1 contributor ian ian jackalmage mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 41238 0 contributor 2010-10-13 16:46:30 +0000 Section: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#boolean-attributes Comment: please allow true/false (or some way to have a value but switch the attribute off). this has always been annoying. Posted from: 89.16.226.107 41241 1 jackalmage 2010-10-13 17:16:40 +0000 The correct way to switch a boolean attribute off is to use removeAttribute. Using "true"/"false" is impossible for the legacy boolean attributes (browsers have long ignored their actual value and only keyed off of their presence or absence), and using it for new boolean attributes only would be extremely confusing for little benefit. 41249 2 ian 2010-10-13 18:22:23 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html Status: Rejected Change Description: no spec change Rationale: concurred with comment 1 53463 3 mike 2011-08-04 05:14:06 +0000 mass-move component to LC1