try using Javascript, hide the text box when the page loaded and display the
text box when the user click on Other
mak wl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Lotz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 2:28 AM
Subject: UI question
> I would like some input on how people handle the following situation:
>
> A client wants a form with a "Job Title" select box with 5 options -
>
> Developer
> Programmer
> Engineer
> Electrician
> Other
>
> If the user selects "Other" then they have to enter the information in a
> text box. Otherwise, the selection in the Select box is sufficient.
>
> Now, my problem isn't programming related. Rather, I am interested in a
> good way to handle the user interface for this mess. For example, in VB
> it's easy enough to make the text box only appear when "Other" is
selected.
> However, HTML is not that flexible. It just seems that there might be a
> good way to handle this that I'm missing.
>
> Jason
>
>
>
>
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