[albatross-users] Need some hints on: filling in a grid

[Andrew McNamara]

>>- (this is a web problem more than an Albatross problem...) When typing in a 
>>cell, the browser keeps "helpfully" suggesting possible completions in little 
>>tool-tip-like boxes.  This is a HUGE PITA.
>
><input  type="text" ... autocomplete="off"  ... >
>                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Ah yes - if in doubt, just extend the standards. 

If I remember correctly, the XHTML spec says that boolean attributes
can essentially only be "turned on", and that all attributes must have a
value - in the case of booleans, the value should be the attribute
name (so, for strict XHTML, you have things like nowrap="nowrap"). To
fit in with the standards, the attribute would need a name like
"noautocomplete". I'm not convinced it's even the mark-up author's
problem to knobble insane autocompletion.

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Andrew McNamara, Senior Developer, Object Craft
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