Web Development

How are the `colspan` and `rowspan` attributes different?

Yes, yes. Functionally, they are different. But heck if I didn’t know about the wacky thresholds until Jens Oliver Meiert tooted a pair of quick polls. According to the HTML Standard: If the current cell has a colspan attribute, then parse that attribute’s value, and let colspan be the result.If parsing that value failed, or returned zero, or if the attribute is

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HTML Attribute to Allow/Disallow Handwriting Input

A new explainer for a new HTML attribute to handle handwritten inputs. Like this: <input type=”text” handwriting=”true” … > <input type=”text” handwriting=”false” … > <textarea handwriting=”” … > <!– evaluates to “true” –> <div contenteditable handwriting=”true”>…</div> <!– maybe? –> The primary use case is for those using one of those writing devices for touch screens,

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