MSIE doesn't support <button> tag?

[petey]

Hi folks,

I've been building some web applications using the <button> tag, but I discovered that button tags don't work properly in MSIE 5 and 6.

For example:
<button type=&quot;submit&quot; name=&quot;command&quot; value=&quot;foo&quot;>bar</button>
should submit the form as well as send command=foo as a form parameter. MSIE fails to do this. Am I missing something or is MSIE just lacking that functionality?

If so I'm forced to revert to the less desirable <input type=&quot;submit&quot;> tag.

thanks,
petey

http://www.drpeterjones.com/

 

[4x4uk]

Just checked html4 specifications for tags and it makes a note that the button tag is currently poorly supported by browsers and it recommends using using input as a more reliable choice at the moment. It's not a lie if you believe it!

http://www.ne4x4.org.uk/

http://www.ne4x4.org.uk/Ian/

http://www.ne4x4.fsnet.co.uk/beck/