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Use the action attribute to specify the action used when the viewer selects the control. This action overrides the action set in the <form> tag and also immediately sends the value for the control to the server without the values for the rest of the form.

The default value for a control is 0. Use the value attribute for the control to set a different value.

When both the action and submitform attributes are set for the control, the WebTV interface submits the entire form by means of this action.

Note that the action attribute can also be used to invoke client functions. However, client functions are not recommended for content developers. These functions are intended for use by WebTV Networks for developing basic WebTV functionality.

Note: This attribute has been deprecated but it is still defined by HTML 4.0. One would assume that this is for backwards compatibility.

For examples of the align= attribute, see <img>

The HTML+ working draft specifies that this attribute is described for the convenience of "TYPE=IMAGEMAP" and controls only the vertical alignment of the image.

HTML 3.0

"This attribute only applies to fields with background images, i.e. SCRIBBLE, IMAGE, SUBMIT or RESET fields. It is intended to provide the same positional control as for the IMG element. The ALIGN attribute takes the values TOP or MIDDLE or BOTTOM, defining whether the top or middle or bottom of the field should be aligned with the baseline for the text line in which the INPUT element appears.

With ALIGN=LEFT, the field will float down and over to the current left margin, and subsequent text will wrap around the right hand side of the field. Likewise for ALIGN=RIGHT, the field aligns with the current right margin and, and text wraps around the left." (HTML 3.0)

"this is for check boxes and radio buttons, indicates that they are selected" (Microsoft)

Take your pick and experiment.

"When present indicates that this field is temporarily disabled. Browsers should show this by "greying it" out in some manner." (HTML+)

The id attribute is implemented as defined in HTML 3.2.

"indicates the maximum number of characters that can be entered into text control" (Microsoft) The argument is always a number indicating the number of characters acceptable.

"Specifies a message digest or cryptographic checksum for the associated image specified by the SRC attribute. It is used when you want to be sure that the image is indeed the same one that the author intended, and hasn't been modified in any way. For instance, MD="md5:jV2OfH+nnXHU8bnkPAad/mSQlTDZ", which specifies an MD5 checksum encoded as a base64 character string. The MD attribute is generally allowed for all elements which support URI based links." (HTML 3.0)

Every place that you want a reader to enter information or respond to a question has to be identified in some way. The most convenient is to attach a "handle" to the information. This attribute is merely a "handle", like the handle on a suitcase - it is merely a convenient way to grab onto the whole suitcase. Without the handle the suitcase would be difficult to carry.

Use the noargs attribute with the action attribute to prevent arguments from being submitted with the action for the control.

WebTV 1.2 DTD is somewhat more complete:

"Used in conjunction with the ACTION attribute, prevents arguments from being submitted with the action for the control.

Disables the image map cursor when the user selects the input image. The WebTV interface simply submits the form, using the center point of the input image.

The WebTV interface normally displays the image map cursor when the user selects an input image. The user must select the input image twice in order to invoke its action: once to display the image map cursor and a second time to select a particular area of the input image.

For large input images with multiple "hot" areas, this behavior is ideal.

For a small input image, such as a custom button image used in place of the standard button image provided by a browser, you can avoid the second selection by using the NOCURSOR attribute."

The WebTV interface normally displays the image map cursor when the user selects an input image. The user must select the input image twice in order to invoke its action: once to display the image map cursor and a second time to select a particular area of the input image.

For large input images with multiple "hot" areas, this behavior is ideal.

For a small input image, such as a custom button image used in place of the standard button image provided by a browser, you can avoid the second selection by using the nocursor attribute." (WebTV 1.2 DTD)

Use the nohighlight attribute to prevent the yellow Highlight rectangle from drawing when the viewer selects the control.

You can use the nohighlight attribute on text entry fields. Since the text entry field, defined by <input type="text>", draws a cursor to indicate that the viewer can type there, it's not necessary to also indicate the selected field with a yellow Highlight rectangle. The nohighlight attribute can be used to disable the yellow Highlight rectangle in this case.

You can also use the nohighlight attribute if there is only one area on a page that can be selected. In this case, make the selectable area obvious to the viewer with graphics, text, formatting, or sound, since the nohighlight attribute disables the Highlight rectangle.

Use the nohighlight attribute to prevent the yellow Highlight rectangle from drawing when the viewer selects the control.

You can use the nohighlight attribute on text entry fields. Since the text entry field, defined by <input type="text>, draws a cursor to indicate that the viewer can type there, it's not necessary to also indicate the selected field with a yellow Highlight rectangle. The nohighlight attribute can be used to disable the yellow Highlight rectangle in this case.

You can also use the nohighlight attribute if there is only one area on a page that can be selected. In this case, make the selectable area obvious to the viewer with graphics, text, formatting, or sound, since the nohighlight attribute disables the Highlight rectangle.

Specifies the size of the control (in characters. For TEXTAREA type controls, both height and width can be specified.

"When the control type is "image", this attribute specifies the location of the image to be used to decorate the graphical submit button." (W3C HTML 4.0)

In version 1.1 of the WebTV HTML interface, use the submitform attribute to submit all form data when the viewer changes the value of a particular control in the form.

When the action attribute is set for a control, the value for the control is sent to the server immediately. If the submitform attribute is not set, only the value for the selected control is submitted. When both the action and submitform attributes are set for the control, the WebTV interface submits the values for the entire form using the action for the control.

This is the attribute that tells the browser what type of input to create.

This one is very useful. Too bad it hasn't been revived, yet.

1. onclick= – specifies an action to perform when someone clicks the button. This is a valid option for submit buttons as well.
2. onsubmit= – This specifies the action to perform when someone clicks the submit button. You can confirm the user input before submitting so that they are absolutely sure." (webcom.com)

Note: the name= attribute and its argument are required.

<form> <input type="text" name="mail_address" size="20" maxlength="10"> </form>

Type in 20 characters.

Note: You can use the USEFORM attribute to submit the name of a form elsewhere on the page. For example, a button in the sidebar can submit the name of a form in the content area of the page. (For more information, see the NAME and ID attributes of the

"This attribute specifies the initial value of the control. It is optional except when the control type is "radio"." (W3C HTML 4.0)

Use the width attribute to set the width of the control in pixels. By default, the width fits the text content of the input. If the control displays text, the WebTV interface truncates the text and follows it with an ellipsis if the text can't fit within the width.