7769 2009-09-30 09:39:21 +0000 event handler IDL attributes and content attributes should reflect each other 2010-10-04 14:57:36 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) unspecified PC Linux RESOLVED WONTFIX P2 normal --- 1 annevk ian bzbarsky hsteen ian mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 27900 0 annevk 2009-09-30 09:39:21 +0000 In both Firefox and Internet Explorer setting an event handler IDL attribute also sets the content attribute so setting an event handler IDL attribute and then removing the corresponding content attribute will remove the corresponding event handler. Opera thinks this makes sense and would like to align. Can we align the specification too? (Since this is a follow up to bug 7626 I added the same people to the cc list.) 27919 1 ian 2009-09-30 10:22:53 +0000 http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/js/live-dom-viewer/saved/249 suggests that Firefox doesn't do what you describe. In general, as discussed on IRC, this sounds like a big can of worms with a lot of edge cases. I think this needs a much more clear proposal. 27932 2 hsteen 2009-09-30 11:37:22 +0000 I'm a bit confused Ian - wouldn't this: http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/js/live-dom-viewer/saved/251 be a better test for what the bug is about? :) I agree that browsers don't currently sync this. From a QA/web author perspective we think it would seem more consistent if they did. (Have not discussed this in-depth with implementors) 27933 3 annevk 2009-09-30 12:02:45 +0000 Sorry, my assertion was indeed based on inaccurate tests. While I agree with Hallvord that it would be nicer I don't think it's worth it to introduce this behavior.