[support] Re: [development] subscriptions

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> On Wed, April 5, 2006 8:33 am, I said:
> 
>> The HTML <input> element for type 'checkbox' can take 'checked' value.
>> 
>> Here is a comparison:
>> 
>> 
>> Checkbox input type that is not checked:
>> 
>>     <input name="someWidget" type="checkbox" value="Subscribe">
>> 
>> 
>> Checkbox input type that is checked:
>> 
>>     <input name="someWidget" type="checkbox" value="Subscribe" checked>
> 

"Larry Garfield" wrote:

> Untrue.  The correct syntax is as follows:
> 
> <input name="someWidget" type="checkbox" value="Subscribe" checked="checked"
> />

Oops. Yes, I relied on BBEdit's insertion, but without a full DOCTYPE, BBE
inserted in HTML, not XHTML.  :(

Thanks for correcting that, and sorry to confuse.

> Of course, in the vast majority of cases you won't be writing a checkbox
> element yourself but calling the Drupal API for it, which will take care of
> making it properly formed for you.  Drupal is nice like that. :-)

Yep.  And this case seems to belong to the non-vast minority, where the OP
wants to actually change a form's displayed state.

Good stuff.
--
Gary