[jsr-314-open] [Behavior] Why is HtmlOutputText not a ClientBehaviorHolder ?

[Matthias Wessendorf]

I filed this:
https://javaserverfaces-spec-public.dev.java.net/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=720

On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Dan Allen <dan.j.allen at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 7:23 AM, Matthias Wessendorf <matzew at apache.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Why is HtmlOutputText not a ClientBehaviorHolder ?
>>
>> sure, while <h:outputText value="foo" /> renders as plain text,
>> some slightly more "complex" outputText renders with a <span>:
>>
>> <h:outputText style="color:red" value="blah blah blah" />
>>
>> IMO it is a limitation that outputText is not a ClientBehaviorHolder;
>>
>> Imagine that you want to do some stuff (e.g. insert/remove a "context
>> menu") on mouseover/out.
>> Currently you need to use <outputLabel> for that.
>>
>> IMO it is a bit lame.
>> So, if a ClientBehavior is present, why not rendering the beast as
>> <span ....>Blah blah...</span> ??
>
> +1
>
> The language would have to state that a wrapper tag (such as <span>) is
> required in this case, just as it is when styles are specified.
>
> -Dan
>
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