Overflow elements and JavaScript event attributes

[JAB Creations]

A sore oversight in HTML4 and XHTML1 is the absence of validity of JavaScript event attributes on block level elements (mainly divisible elements) that browsers give keyboard focus to in order to scroll the content of the overflow element.

I haven't checked the HTML5 spec though has this issue been addressed or not? Visit my site and only make use of the tab and enter keys while navigating my website without using your mouse whatsoever in example.

[anne]

Event handler attributes are allowed on all elements.

[JAB Creations]

So then this should be considered valid?

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<span onfocus="do_something();">stuff</span>

[zcorpan]

Yes but it won't do anything because spans by default don't receive focus. You can make it focusable with tabindex='0' though.