7746 2009-09-28 16:59:49 +0000 <link rel=search> should be used instead of <input type=search> for backwards-compatibility and beacuse the search input type poses no additional input restrictions. 2010-10-04 14:45:40 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) unspecified Other other VERIFIED NEEDSINFO http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#text-state-and-search-state NE, NoReply P3 normal LC 1 contributor ian ian mike mjs public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 27717 0 contributor 2009-09-28 16:59:49 +0000 Section: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#text-state-and-search-state Comment: <link rel=search> should be used instead of <input type=search> for backwards-compatibility and beacuse the search input type poses no additional input restrictions. Posted from: 157.157.203.98 27721 1 zcorpan 2009-09-28 18:23:18 +0000 <input type=search> is just as backwards-compatible: it degrades into <input type=text>. Changing the style of an element based on whether there's a <link> with a particular rel pointing to it seems like needless complexity. Also, <input type=search> is already shipped in at least one browser and there seems to be some content using it. http://www.google.com/codesearch?q=input+type%3D%28%22%7C%27%29%3Fsearch 27780 2 mjs 2009-09-29 07:31:21 +0000 How would <link rel=search> be a substitute for <input type=search>? It's not a form control. 33523 3 mjs 2010-03-14 14:51:54 +0000 This bug predates the HTML Working Group Decision Policy. If you are satisfied with the resolution of this bug, 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 This bug is now being moved to VERIFIED. Please respond within two weeks. If this bug is not closed, reopened or escalated within two weeks, it may be marked as NoReply and will no longer be considered a pending comment.