using 'disabled' in form textbox not valid xhtml

[vasox56]

hi.. i have a tickbox that enables and disables a textbox..

when it is ticked the user can type in it.. when unticked they cannot type in it.

the tutorial i found said that the textbox should start disabled.. so i use the following code and it works.. problem is the disabled part is not valid..

is there something i can add such as..

status="disabled".. or something like that.. cheers.

<p><input disabled style="margin-left:20px;width:200px;" type="text" class="txtbox" id="nameboard" name="nameboard" /></p>

 

[vasox56]

the error

Below are the results of checking this document for XML well-formedness and validity.

1. Error Line 344 column 19: the name and VI delimiter can be omitted from an attribute specification only if SHORTTAG YES is specified.

<p><input disabled style="margin-left:20px;width:200px;" type="text" class="txtb

"VI delimiter" is a technical term for the equal sign. This error message means that the name of an attribute and the equal sign cannot be omitted when specifying an attribute. A common cause for this error message is the use of "Attribute Minimization" in document types where it is not allowed, in XHTML for instance.

How to fix: For attributes such as compact, checked or selected, do not write e.g <option selected ... but rather <option selected="selected" ...

 

[cLFlaVA]

change to:

<input disabled[red]="disabled"[/red] style="margin-left:20px;width:200px;" type="text" class="txtbox" id="nameboard" name="nameboard" />

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[vasox56]

thank you again.