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Making legacy pages work with Web Forms 2
The Web Forms 2 specification makes it easier to write and validate forms - but some compatibility problems with legacy scripts exist. Learn how to solve them!( Read the article )
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Contribute site fixes! - OTW&TA- all sites must work
Web Forms 2.0 may now be used in browsers other than Opera by incorporating the cross-browser webforms2 implementation: http://code.google.com/p/webforms2/
I just stuck with Opera when implementing custom validation. Opera doesn't get attention to willValidate attribute set to false -- it wants validate fields anyway. 
For other browsers I use WebForms 2 library and it works as expected. I just don't know how to fix it in Opera. See my test page.
BTW, is it known bug or I should report it?
Other two things related to WebForms 2 that I found broken in Opera are:

For other browsers I use WebForms 2 library and it works as expected. I just don't know how to fix it in Opera. See my test page.
BTW, is it known bug or I should report it?
Other two things related to WebForms 2 that I found broken in Opera are:
- checkbox groups validation (important, bug #301620, see also forum post)
- inability to set OL's start attribute in repeat templates
Mail: 9.27 • Primary: 10.63 (has annoying UI regressions: inability to detach tab normally, passes source file w/o extension to external editors) • Secondary: 11.64
extendopera.org • Report bugs to public BTS • „Removing options is evil“ — Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner
extendopera.org • Report bugs to public BTS • „Removing options is evil“ — Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner