> I'm wondering if there is an existing way to set a single word
> attribute
> (for lack of a better description) in an htmltag.  My specific need
> for this
> is in the form2 package, I'd like to set a CheckboxWidget as "disabled"
> (under certain circumstances).
>
> details on the disabled input control available here:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/interact/forms.html#h-17.12
>
> an example in html:
> 
>

You can specify those attributes (I believe the name is 'boolean
attributes' :-) like this:



It will still validate against HTML 4.01 transitional, if this is a
concern. And in XHTML, it's the only valid way to specify those
attributes.

Ksenia.