Hello,

When should I give an ID to a tag?
Only if I want to refer it?

And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
for example?

Thanks,
Miguel

"shapper" <mdmoura [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a7ad3090-9d96-41c1-bbbd-506260d22b3f [at] l32g2000hsh.google groups.com...
> Hello,
>
> When should I give an ID to a tag?
> Only if I want to refer it?
>
> And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
> for example?

http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id

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In article <IHhaj.25635$CN4.1797 [at] news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
"rf" <rf [at] invalid.com> wrote:

> "shapper" <mdmoura [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:a7ad3090-9d96-41c1-bbbd-506260d22b3f [at] l32g2000hsh.google groups.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > When should I give an ID to a tag?
> > Only if I want to refer it?
> >
> > And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
> > for example?
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id

I wonder if OP reads posts on this group? There was a thread
recently:

http://tinyurl.com/2xfcmq

or does he *just* use the ng to ask questions?

(Am I being too unkind? Jukka refuses to come on and administer
his bitter salts and now I realise there is something missing...
<g>)

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"dorayme" <doraymeRidThis [at] optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:doraymeRidThis-6CED2F.10362720122007 [at] news-vip.optusnet. com.au...
> In article <IHhaj.25635$CN4.1797 [at] news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
> "rf" <rf [at] invalid.com> wrote:
>
>> "shapper" <mdmoura [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:a7ad3090-9d96-41c1-bbbd-506260d22b3f [at] l32g2000hsh.google groups.com...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > When should I give an ID to a tag?
>> > Only if I want to refer it?
>> >
>> > And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
>> > for example?
>>
>> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id
>
> I wonder if OP reads posts on this group? There was a thread
> recently:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2xfcmq
>
> or does he *just* use the ng to ask questions?

Typical of google groupers. They don't know that google can also be used to
<shudder>search</shudder> for stuff.

Fishes and fishing come to mind.

The required effect is for the OP to do some of his own homework :-)

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rf wrote:

>
> "shapper" <mdmoura [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:a7ad3090-9d96-41c1-bbbd-506260d22b3f [at] l32g2000hsh.google groups.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> When should I give an ID to a tag?
>> Only if I want to refer it?
>>
>> And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
>> for example?
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id

Corollary question: what's the best -- id or name? Or does that just
depend? If the latter, on what?

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Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Blinky the Shark
<no.spam [at] box.invalid> writing in
news:pan.2007.12.20.02.24.33.318594 [at] thurston.blinkynet.net:

> rf wrote:
>
>>
>> "shapper" <mdmoura [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:a7ad3090-9d96-41c1-bbbd-
506260d22b3f [at] l32g2000hsh.googlegroups.com
>> ...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> When should I give an ID to a tag?
>>> Only if I want to refer it?
>>>
>>> And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
>>> for example?
>>
>> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id
>
> Corollary question: what's the best -- id or name? Or does that just
> depend? If the latter, on what?
>

In a form it makes a lot of difference.

I can have:
Which one does not belong?
<input type="checkbox" id="field1" name="field" value="dog"> Dog
<input type="checkbox" id="field2" name="field" value="cat"> Cat
<input type="checkbox" id="field3" name="field" value="handbag"> Handbag

I can get to the different radios using their id values. But if all are
checked, then server side I will get field=dog, cat, handbag. Since
handbag is not an animal, then I could style field3 to alert the user
they had made a mistake.

Further, id can be used on almost any element, where name can only be
used on a few. I can put an id on a h2 element, but not a name, eg. <p>
The one thing I enjoy shopping for most is <a href="page.html#shoes"
title="Find out more about shoes">shoes</a>.</p> could go to <h2
id="shoes">Shoes</h2>



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Adrienne Boswell wrote:

> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Blinky the Shark
> <no.spam [at] box.invalid> writing in
> news:pan.2007.12.20.02.24.33.318594 [at] thurston.blinkynet.net:
>
>> rf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "shapper" <mdmoura [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:a7ad3090-9d96-41c1-bbbd-
> 506260d22b3f [at] l32g2000hsh.googlegroups.com
>>> ...
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> When should I give an ID to a tag?
>>>> Only if I want to refer it?
>>>>
>>>> And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
>>>> for example?
>>>
>>> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id
>>
>> Corollary question: what's the best -- id or name? Or does that just
>> depend? If the latter, on what?
>>
>
> In a form it makes a lot of difference.
>
> I can have:
> Which one does not belong?
> <input type="checkbox" id="field1" name="field" value="dog"> Dog
> <input type="checkbox" id="field2" name="field" value="cat"> Cat
> <input type="checkbox" id="field3" name="field" value="handbag"> Handbag
>
> I can get to the different radios using their id values. But if all are
> checked, then server side I will get field=dog, cat, handbag. Since
> handbag is not an animal, then I could style field3 to alert the user
> they had made a mistake.
>
> Further, id can be used on almost any element, where name can only be
> used on a few. I can put an id on a h2 element, but not a name, eg. <p>
> The one thing I enjoy shopping for most is <a href="page.html#shoes"
> title="Find out more about shoes">shoes</a>.</p> could go to <h2
> id="shoes">Shoes</h2>

Ah! I did not know that name could not be used with some elements that
accept id.

Thanks, Adrienne.

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Killing all posts from Google Groups
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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Adrienne Boswell wrote:
>
>> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Blinky the Shark
>> <no.spam [at] box.invalid> writing in
>> news:pan.2007.12.20.02.24.33.318594 [at] thurston.blinkynet.net:
>>
>>> rf wrote:
>>>
>>>> "shapper" <mdmoura [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:a7ad3090-9d96-41c1-bbbd-
>> 506260d22b3f [at] l32g2000hsh.googlegroups.com
>>>> ...
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> When should I give an ID to a tag?
>>>>> Only if I want to refer it?
>>>>>
>>>>> And is there any type of tags that should always have an ID? Inputs
>>>>> for example?
>>>> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-id
>>> Corollary question: what's the best -- id or name? Or does that just
>>> depend? If the latter, on what?
>>>
>> In a form it makes a lot of difference.
>>
>> I can have:
>> Which one does not belong?
>> <input type="checkbox" id="field1" name="field" value="dog"> Dog
>> <input type="checkbox" id="field2" name="field" value="cat"> Cat
>> <input type="checkbox" id="field3" name="field" value="handbag"> Handbag
>>
>> I can get to the different radios using their id values. But if all are
>> checked, then server side I will get field=dog, cat, handbag. Since
>> handbag is not an animal, then I could style field3 to alert the user
>> they had made a mistake.
>>
>> Further, id can be used on almost any element, where name can only be
>> used on a few. I can put an id on a h2 element, but not a name, eg. <p>
>> The one thing I enjoy shopping for most is <a href="page.html#shoes"
>> title="Find out more about shoes">shoes</a>.</p> could go to <h2
>> id="shoes">Shoes</h2>
>
> Ah! I did not know that name could not be used with some elements that
> accept id.

http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/index/attributes.html