If you provide a patch, it'll be more likely to end up in t:form sooner :)
Your best bet is to send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you'd like to see it in a future version of JSF's h:form. -Mike On 10/20/05, CONNER, BRENDAN (SBCSI) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FYI: I checked into how Struts renders <html:form focus="fieldName" > ...>, and it simply adds the following lines after the end of the form: > > <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> > <!-- > > document.forms["viewName:formName"].elements["viewName:formName:fieldNam > e"].focus(); > // --> > </script> > > Is that something we can build into a <t:form> component? Does anyone > know whether something like this will be in the next standard for > <h:form>? > > I'll submit a JIRA suggested enhancement for this, since I believe it > could be quite useful. > > - Brendan > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CONNER, BRENDAN (SBCSI) > > Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:03 AM > > To: 'MyFaces Discussion' > > Subject: Help! How to set focus on a form? > > > > Under Struts, one could do the following: <html:form .... > > focus="fieldName"> to specify which field within a form should receive > > focus upon loading the form. How can I do this under JSF? > > > > - Brendan >