[Html-widget] opinions of removing implicit fieldset / breaking back-compat

Michael Gray mjg17 at eng.cam.ac.uk
Wed Nov 8 10:12:48 GMT 2006


On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Carl Franks wrote:

> I'd like to remove the implicit sub-container: meaning, if you do this...
> $widget->element( Textfield => 'foo' );
> ...you no longer get an implicit Fieldset around the form elements.

I vote in favour.   In retrospect, I should have taken the plunge when I 
added block-level containers, as maintaining compatibility was a real 
pain, as you've noted.

[PS. I will revisit my List element package, honest!  Round2its 
greatfully received.]

-- 
Michael



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