TOPIC: Mismatching/incorrect use of ID and NAME in templates and core

Since the development site is down I decided to make this bug a public posting so I remember it and so others see that it's due to be fixed by myself

As per CSS2 standard, the "id" attribute replaced "name" and name is only needed for backwards compatibility. There are some parts of the template and core inline-replacement code for template elements that don't have identical name/id attributes, these need to be fixed to be identical.

Also some (at least one) elements, specifically the tnotify select box, uses "name" but not "id". I therefore can't use JavaScript to check the select box unless I use "document.getElementByName" which is inconsistent with everything else (getElementById) and that's not good. Anyway I need this to be right because the new templates check and style-modify all the fields via JavaScript on Comment Submit for validation and eye-candy goodness.


Nobody has much reason to read this or reply, it's purely for informative purposes and a 'self-reminder'.

EDIT: document.getElementByName("tnotify") doesn't work at all for updating the styling (in my example, making the border red if incorrect value)

added to the bug tracker:
dev.compojoom.com/issues/show/61

We had a syn flood attack yesterday (or that is what my admin told me)

I think that some people out there have too much free time and don't know what to do with it.

Thats a damn shame hackers are no fun.

I bet it's a JoomlaComment competitor...



I'll speak to you soon Daniel!