Image Maps name attribute with XHTML+RDFa 1.0 doctype

Question

After searching the other questions none have answered the specific issue I have.

We recently made the move to include Google's Rich Snippets to our site which involved a DocType change from XHTML 1.0 to XHTML+RDFa 1.0.

Now the issue is we use image maps on our site and the XHTML+RDFa states the 'name' attribute is invalid and fails validation. Removing the name attribute allows validation but prevents chrome/safari from being able to use the image map.

Any Ideas?

Answer 1

You should be able to use the id attribute in place of the name attribute. Make sure the id values are an exact case-sensitive match. If that doesn't work, then it looks like a webkit bug.

Answer 2

Couldn't find a solution to this so I had to add back the ID and Name attributes.

It's no longer W3c valid but works in all browsers. Not an ideal solution but works which is more important.

Answer 3

Use attribute "id" instead of "name" it happens to me and it works fine.

Regards

https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/12798/name-attribute-is-obsolete-what-is-the-correct-behavior-when-dealing-with-ancho