27895 2015-01-26 10:45:58 +0000 <input disabledifunchanged> 2015-06-17 06:11:29 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5 spec unspecified All All RESOLVED WONTFIX P2 enhancement --- 1 netmosfera dave.null mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 117484 0 netmosfera 2015-01-26 10:45:58 +0000 Just a random idea. It would be nice to have an attribute for form elements that would prevent their data from being sent by the form when they are left unchanged. <form method="post" action="./save"> <textarea name="article" disabledifunchanged>foo</textarea> <button>Save</button> </form> if textarea.value === textarea.defaultValue is true, no "&article=" get/post variable will be sent by the form. this is especially useful for data-tables containing lot of form inputs which unlikely will be all modified. so why not submitting only those that were actually changed? improves also bandwidth usage, simplifies the work of server-side form handlers and reduces the risk of errors since less work must be handled and performed. hope you like the idea 121180 1 mike 2015-06-17 06:11:29 +0000 The best way to get feedback on this idea would be to start a discussion about it at discuss.webplatform.org or on the public-webapps@w3.org mailing list, or the whatwg@whatwg.org mailing list, and then re-open this bug if/when there's new information or expressions of support that emerge from the discussion.