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  1. 04-09-2004, 07:17 AM #1
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    html ---> xhtml conversion

    I'm converting old, unvalidated, html pages to valid xhtml. On some pages, I'd like to keep people from copying text or downloading images. In the past I've done this by using the following in the <body> tag:

    ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false" oncontextmenu="return false"

    Now I discover this is not valid in xhtml. Can someone tell me a valid way to accomplish the same thing?


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    These events have never been valid HTML - they are proprietary IE events.

    Check the documentation:
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...electstart.asp

    See the note under Standards Information near the bottom? " There is no public standard that applies to this event." Now check something like onClick, which is valid HTML/XHTML and it will tell you that "This event is defined in HTML 4.0".

    You were never really preventing anyone who really wanted to steal your content from doing so anyway, you were just anoying some users who wanted to use the normal abilities of thier browser.

    The only way to really protect your content, is to not publish it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisRC
    These events have never been valid HTML - they are proprietary IE events.

    Check the documentation:
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...electstart.asp

    See the note under Standards Information near the bottom? " There is no public standard that applies to this event." Now check something like onClick, which is valid HTML/XHTML and it will tell you that "This event is defined in HTML 4.0".

    You were never really preventing anyone who really wanted to steal your content from doing so anyway, you were just anoying some users who wanted to use the normal abilities of thier browser.

    The only way to really protect your content, is to not publish it.
    Okay....thanks....


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