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

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> ?? -Matthias -- Matthias Wessendorf blog: http://matthiaswessendorf.wordpress.com/ sessions: http://www.slideshare.net/mwessendorf twitter: http://twitter.com/mwessendorf