Firstly the second half of the conversation related directly to what I wrote. Go figure??
Secondly the CSS works in standards compliant browsers, which IE is not, so a css solution won't work for most users. Thirdly, add a <b> and </b> tag to either script and you can Bold your first letter instead.... Word for today: Lateral. Chris -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 18 August 2004 3:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT: JS Bold first letter seems like a lot of work for what can be covered by one line of CSS. and it doesn't do what Neil wanted. and yes, I have the Javascript Bible :-) "Christopher Dawes" To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: dawes.biz> Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT: JS Bold first letter 17/08/2004 18:07 Please respond to dev Please learn JavaScript!! All of you! Get Danny Goodman's JavaScript Bible and put it on the shelf on your desk after reading it cover to cover. Do yourselves a favour. Nearly all scripting languages (including CFSCRIPT and Action script) are based closely on JavaScript... JSB is a dictionary for JavaScript - ie you can look up what you want quickly and easily. I got so frustrated watching you try to use styles in Internet Explorer that I felt sorry for you and wrote these two scripts. If you haven't worked out by now that IE is NOT standards compliant, then you need to wake up and smell the coffee!! IE5+ is the new NS4, that is the bain of everyone's existence; an over-patched piece of poo! <gets off soapbox> Here's the old fashioned way... ( ie: without using Regex ) I've made it easy to read so that you can learn a little more about Javascript. The first function sets the first letter ONLY and the second function sets the first letter of each word. <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> function firstLetterCaps(string) { partOne = string.substring(0,1); partTwo = string.substring(1,string.length); return partOne.toUpperCase() + partTwo.toLowerCase(); } function firstCaps (string) { lastSpace = -2; outputString = ""; for ( a=0; a<string.length; a++) { thisLetter = string.substring(a,a+1); if ( thisLetter == " " ) { lastSpace = a; } alert(a + " : " + thisLetter ); if ( a==0 || a == lastSpace+1 ) { outputString += thisLetter.toUpperCase(); } else { outputString += thisLetter.toLowerCase(); } } return outputString ; } </SCRIPT> <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="thisField" VALUE="sweet" onBlur="this.value = firstCaps(this.value);"> -----Original Message----- From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 17 August 2004 11:26 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT: JS Bold first letter Yeah the caps works but it looks like its impossible to embolden the first letter in an input field... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 August 2004 12:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT: JS Bold first letter the first one definitely works fine for me. never used the other one before, so don't know why it doesn't work. "Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dexpo.com> cc: Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT: JS Bold first letter 17/08/2004 12:06 Please respond to dev Neither seem to work....? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 August 2004 12:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT: JS Bold first letter this will capitalise the first letter of each word: <input type="text" style="text-transform:capitalize"> I expect you could also use Mark's suggestion: <input type="text" style="first-letter {font-weight: bold;}"> "Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dexpo.com> cc: Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT: JS Bold first letter 17/08/2004 11:58 Please respond to dev Erm, don't think so, it's in a form field (more than one on the page) -----Original Message----- From: Mark Smyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 August 2004 11:52 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT: JS Bold first letter Can you use css? E.g. <style> p:first-letter {font-weight: bold;} </style> </head> <body> <p> This is a test </p> -----Original Message----- From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 August 2004 11:47 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [ cf-dev ] OT: JS Bold first letter Got a bit of a brain fuzz, anyone got any JS which will embolden the first letter of a string being typed into a text field? N This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DL, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. 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