HTML5 Search Inputs - Tips and Tricks
HTML5 has some great new tags and attributes allowing you to do some neat stuff without having to resort to HTML/JavaScript/CSS hacks. Today I learnt a little about the HTML5 'search' tag, which is actually a normal input with the type set to 'search' (rather than text/hidden/submit etc). It is basically meant as a quick way to create a search input for your site and webkit-based browsers have added a little support for the new type, which you can see if you have Chrome 5 or the latest Safari. Chris Coyier has also created a lovely little article detailing what can and can't be done with the search attribute, and it's (quite major) limitations. You can read more of that:
Personally, I can see a use for this, but I'm not completely convinced by the style rules that can't be overwritten. I'm all for maintaining a semantic web, but not if it stops me from making an element look just the way I want it to. Inputs in CSS always used to be a headache because of native browser styles that meant overwriting them could be a pain, especially for the old and decrepid Internet Explorer 6. This feels a little like that scenario come back to haunt us.
However, judging by the HTMl5 Spec on the search type not a lot needs to be done with it and it more represents a placeholder for a more semantic based site/web search. I do, however, quite like the idea of a native quick-search functionality that shows the latest x number of search items.
I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens...
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- Posted By: Alex Hall
- On: 6th Sep 2010 @ 11:55:47
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Alex is a web developer currently working for Worldview Limited in Morecambe, UK. Alex likes to write code and is proficient in HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, Ajax, XML and XSLT. In his spare time Alex likes to write articles and scripts for various projects.
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